Eucalyptus globulus Labill


Synonym : Eucalyptus glauca A.Cunn.ex DC.
Eucalyptus perfoliata Desf.
Bangla Name : Globu eucalyptus
English Name : -
Family : Myrtaceae
Disease : Cough, colds, sore throats.
Description : Trees; bark smooth, peeling off in long stripes. Leaves of the seedlings opposite, sessile, amplexicaul, base acute or obtuse, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous. Flowers bisexual, across, axillary, solitary; buds sessile, turbinate, warty, glaucous; hypanthium ribbed; operculum long, flat, with a central knob; stamens many, free; anthers obovoid, versatile; ovary inferior, adnate to the hypanthium, 3-5-celled, ovules many; style simple; stigma capitate. Fruit a capsule, sessile, globose or hemispherical, 4-ribbed, seeds many.
Distribution : -
Chemical Constituents : Cis and trans pinocaiveol derivatives. ?-pinene and unsaturated ?-ketone in leaves.Cystein, ornithine, asparagine, glutamic acid, threonine, ?- and ?- alanine and norvaline in fruits.
Uses : This plant is used in Cough, colds, sore throats.
Habit : Tree