What is Eucalyptus dives?
{{italic title}} {{taxobox |name = ''Eucalyptus dives'' |image = Eucalyptus dives.jpg |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperm]]s |unranked_classis = [[Eudicot]]s |unranked_ordo = [[Rosid]]s |ordo = [[Myrtales]] |familia = [[Myrtaceae]] |genus = ''[[Eucalyptus]]'' |species = ''E. dives'' |binomial = ''Eucalyptus dives'' |binomial_authority = Schauer |}} '''''Eucalyptus dives''''' or '''broad-leaved peppermint''' is a small [[tree]]. It is found in the temperate dry [[sclerophyll]] woodlands and forests of South-Eastern [[Australia]]. The leaves have a strong [[peppermint]] smell. ==Uses== [[Image:EucalyptusDivesEssOil.png|thumb|''Eucalyptus dives'' essential oil in clear glass vial]] The leaves have a high oil content, about 4.7% of the leaf fresh weight. When the oil is [[Distillation|distilled]] it can be used to produce methanol. The major producing region is eastern [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]], [[South Africa]], where it is grown in commercial plantations.<ref>Cribb, A.B. & J.W., ''Useful Wild Plants in Australia'', Collins 1982, p23, {{ISBN|0-00-636397-0}}</ref> The leaves have also been used as a flavouring in Australia, especially in brewed black ''[[Camellia sinensis]]'' 'billy tea'. <gallery> File:Broad-leaved peppermint442.jpg|Pair of leaves: top-side and under-side Image:Eucalyptus_dives_leaf1.JPG|Juvenile foliage of ''Eucalyptus dives'' Image:Eucalyptus dives flowers.jpg|Flowers of ''Eucalyptus dives'' </gallery> == References == {{reflist}} * Boland, ''et al.'', ''Eucalyptus Leaf Oils - Use, Chemistry, Distillation and Marketing'', {{ISBN|0-909605-69-6}}. {{Taxonbar|from=Q2559069}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eucalyptus dives}} [[Category:Trees of Australia]] [[Category:Eucalyptus]]