Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus trees shed their bark annually instead of shedding their leaves.

The balsamic, anti-inflammatory, and bactericidal properties of its essential oils, mainly cineole and eucalyptol, are widely known.

Height	Up to 40 meters in length.
Leaves	Persistent, simple, hairless, and with an entire margin. Those of young specimens are opposite, wide, and stalkless, and in adult specimens, they are elongated, alternate, and have a stalk.
Flowers/Fruit	The flowers are very melliferous (honey-producing) and often grow in clusters in the axil of the twigs. The fruit is a greenish, brownish, or grayish capsule, containing small and abundant seeds.
Climate/Habitat	Mediterranean climates, where there are no severe frosts and abundant water is available. They can extract water from very deep layers. Naturalized species have adapted to many environments, such as laurel forests (fayal-brazal), pine forests, and even the more humid thermophilous forests.
Common Name	Eucalyptus
Scientific Name	Eucalyptus
Genus	Eucalyptus
Family	Myrtaceae