Broad-leaved peppermint facts for kids
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Eucalyptus dives or broad-leaved peppermint is a small tree found in the temperate dry sclerophyll woodlands and forests of south-eastern Australia. The leaves have a strong peppermint smell.
Uses
The leaves have a high oil content, about 4.7% of the leaf fresh weight. When the oil is distilled it can be used to produce methanol. The major producing region is eastern Transvaal, South Africa, where it is grown in commercial plantations. The leaves have also been used as a flavouring in Australia, especially in brewed black Camellia sinensis 'billy tea'.
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Pair of leaves: top-side and under-side
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Adult leaf
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Juvenile foliage of piperitone chemotype, Eucalyptus dives
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Flowers of Eucalyptus dives
- Boland, et al., Eucalyptus Leaf Oils - Use, Chemistry, Distillation and Marketing, ISBN: 0-909605-69-6.
See also
In Spanish: Eucalyptus dives para niños
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