Eucalyptus piperita
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Eucalyptus piperita, Smith. Peppermint Stringybark. Tall tree: bark of the trunk persistent, gray, rough and fibrous; of the branches smooth: Lvs. oblique, 2-6 in. long, thin; veins very oblique but obscure; oil-dots copious, transparent: lid broad-conical, acute, about as long as calyx-tube; stamens about 2 lines long; anthers kidney-shaped, opening by divergent slits: fr. globular, ovoid, or urceolate, contracted at orifice, ¼ in. across; rim thin, depressed. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:8. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 45 (figs. 1-9).—The young foliage emits a strong odor of peppermint when bruised. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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