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Eucalyptus amygdalina (Myrtaceae) 1:224
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Eucalyptus
amygdalina (black peppermint) is a peppermint-type
eucalypt that is widespread in Tasmania apart from the
south-west. It grows in dry forest. The distinctive features
are the combination of narrow leaves (only about 1cm wide or
less) and fibrous bark running to the small branches.
Confusing species include E.
radiata, which occurs in the north-west, but
which has wider leaves (~2cm), and E.
rodwayi, which has 7 fruit per umbel and grows
in swampy places. It is a member or the peppermint group,
along with E. nitida, E. tenuiramis,
E. coccifera, E. risdonii, E. pulchella
and E. radiata.
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University of Tasmania
