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'''''Eucalyptus kochii''''', commonly known as '''oil mallee''',<ref name=florabase/> is a native tree of [[Western Australia]]. |
'''''Eucalyptus kochii''''', commonly known as '''oil mallee''',<ref name=florabase/> is a native tree of [[Western Australia]]. |
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The [[mallee (habit)|mallee]] typically grows to a height of {{convert|3|to|12|m|ft|0}} and has rough bark that is grey to branchlets and a pink-cream colour above. It blooms between October and February producing white flowers. |
The [[mallee (habit)|mallee]] typically grows to a height of {{convert|3|to|12|m|ft|0}} and has rough bark that is grey to branchlets and a pink-cream colour above. It blooms between October and February producing white flowers.<ref name=florabase/> |
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The species is found on |
The species is found on flats, depressions, rises and along roadsides in the [[Mid West (Western Australia)|Mid West]] and [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils over [[laterite]] or [[granite]].<ref name=florabase/> |
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The species was formally described by the [[botanist]]s [[Joseph Maiden]] and [[William Blakely]] in 1929 as part of the work '' A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus''.<ref name=atlas>{{cite web|url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2910984#names|title=''Eucalyptus kochii'' Maiden & Blakely|accessdate=21 October 2017|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=Global Biodiversity Information Facility}}</ref> |
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There are two subspecies: |
There are two subspecies: |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. kochii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus kochii | |
Eucalyptus kochii, commonly known as oil mallee,[1] is a native tree of Western Australia.
The mallee typically grows to a height of 3 to 12 metres (10 to 39 ft) and has rough bark that is grey to branchlets and a pink-cream colour above. It blooms between October and February producing white flowers.[1]
The species is found on flats, depressions, rises and along roadsides in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils over laterite or granite.[1]
The species was formally described by the botanists Joseph Maiden and William Blakely in 1929 as part of the work A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus.[2]
There are two subspecies:
- Eucalyptus kochii subsp. kochii
- Eucalyptus kochii subsp. plenissima
It is cultivated in plantations for the production of eucalyptus oil. The distilled oil has a very high content of cineole (83-94%).[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus kochii Maiden & Blakely". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Eucalyptus kochii Maiden & Blakely". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Boland, D.J., Brophy, J.J., and A.P.N. House, Eucalyptus Leaf Oils, 1991, ISBN 0-909605-69-6
- ^ "100% Australian Eucalyptus Oil". Kochii Australian Eucalytpus Oil. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
External links
- Byrne, M., "High genetic identities between three oil mallee taxa, Eucalyptus kochii ssp. kochii, ssp. plenissima and E. horistes, based on nuclear RFLP analysis", Heredity, 1999, 82, pp205–211 [1]
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