Eucalyptus bakeri
Maiden
Myrtaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Eucalyptus bakeri is an evergreen tree or multi-stemmed shrub usually growing up to 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 12 metres[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
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The tree is harvested from the wild as the source of an essential oil.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
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Range
Australia - Queensland, northeastern New South Wales
Habitat
Abundant but highly localized, in shrubland on shallow sandy soils[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
]. Gentle rises on poor sandy or stony soils, often forming a distinct mallee community[
1661- Title
- Flora of South-eastern Queensland (3 volumes)
- Publication
- Queensland Department of Primary Industries; Miscellaneous Publication 81020
- Author
- Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M.
- Publisher
- Queensland Government; Queensland
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
- 0-7242-2127-1
- Description
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].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Eucalyptus bakeri is native to the subtropical and tropical zone of eastern Australia.
Eucalyptus species generally require a sunny position, succeeding in a wide range of well-drained, circumneutral soils of low to moderate fertility[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
The plant develops a lignotuber - this is a woody tuber that starts to develop near the base of seedlings and can become massive in the mature plants of some species. It possesses embedded vegetative buds, allowing the plant to regenerate following crown destruction, for example by fire[
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
An essential oil is obtained from the leaves. It contains a high proportion of the monoterpene 1,8-cineole (up to 90% in some plants), which is used as a flavouring, perfume and for medicinal purposes. It has significant biological activity, including as a mosquito repellent[
1659- Title
- Eucalyptus Leaf Oils: Use, Chemistry, Distillation and Marketing
- Publication
- Phytochemistry June 1992
- Author
- Southwell I.A.
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)80403-2
- Publisher
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- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
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- Description
- An extensive list of Eucalyptus species and their essential oil content.
].
The wood is brownish red, hard, heavy and very tough, but too small to be of anything but local use[
1661- Title
- Flora of South-eastern Queensland (3 volumes)
- Publication
- Queensland Department of Primary Industries; Miscellaneous Publication 81020
- Author
- Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M.
- Publisher
- Queensland Government; Queensland
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
- 0-7242-2127-1
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
