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botanical illustration of Eucalyptus odorata, Eucalyptus odorata

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Eucalyptus odorata

Eucalyptus odorata

Peppermint Box · eukalyptus voňavý · mallee-box · peppermint-box · scented-box · seaside mallee · اکالیپتوس معطر · 辣薄荷盒桉 · 香味桉

At a glance

Origin / distribution: CY

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, AROMDENDRENE, BICYCLOELEMENE, BICYCLOGERMACRENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Myrtaceae

Scientific name: Eucalyptus odorata

Common names: Peppermint Box, eukalyptus voňavý, mallee-box, peppermint-box, scented-box, seaside mallee, اکالیپتوس معطر, 辣薄荷盒桉, 香味桉

POWO: 593184-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in CY.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • CY

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • A phylogenetic investigation of the taxonomically problematic <i>Eucalyptus odorata</i> complex (<i>E.</i> section <i>Adnataria</i> series <i>Subbuxeales</i>): evidence for extensive interspecific gene flow and reticulate evolution · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
  • AROMDENDRENE
  • BICYCLOELEMENE
  • BICYCLOGERMACRENE
  • ALPHA-BULNESENE
  • CADINA-1,4-DIENE
  • DELTA-CADINENE
  • DELTA-CADINOL
  • CALACORENE
  • CALAMENENE
  • ALPHA-CAMPHOLENIC-ALDEHYDE
  • BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
  • AROMADENDRENE
  • CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
  • 1,8-CINEOLE
  • CRYPTONE
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  • ALPHA-CUBEBENE
  • BETA-CUBEBENE
  • P-CYMENE
  • P-CYMEN-8-OL
  • ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE
  • DELTA-ELEMENE
  • EO
  • ALPHA-EUDESMOL
  • BETA-EUDESMOL
  • ALPHA-FENCHENE
  • FENCHOL
  • GERANIOL
  • GLOBULOL
  • ISOAMYL-ISOVALERATE
  • ISOBUTYL-ISOVALERATE
  • LINALOL
  • TRANS-P-MENTHA-1(7),8-DIEN-2-OL
  • CIS-P-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN-6-OL
  • TRANS-P-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN-6-OL
  • CIS-P-MENTH-2-EN-1-OL
  • TRANS-P-MENTH-2-EN-1-OL
  • A-MUUROLENE
  • MYRTENAL
  • MYRTENOL
  • NEROL
  • BETA-TRANS-OCIMENE
  • PALUSTROL
  • ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
  • BETA-PHELLANDRENE
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • BETA-PINENE
  • PINOCARVONE
  • CIS-PIPERITOL
  • SABINENE
  • ALPHA-SELINENE
  • BETA-SELINENE
  • GAMMA-TERPINENE
  • TERPINEN-4-OL
  • ALPHA-TERPINEOL
  • DELTA-TERPINEOL
  • TERPINOLENE
  • TORQUATONE
  • VERBENONE
  • VIRIDIFLORENE
  • VIRIDIFLOROL
  • ALPHA-COPAENE
  • CUMINAL
  • BETA-ELEMENE
  • GAMMA-EUDESMOL
  • ALPHA-GURJUNENE
  • CIS-P-MENTHA-1(7),8-DIEN-2-OL
  • MYRCENE
  • BETA-CIS-OCIMENE
  • BETA-PHENYLETHYL-PROPIONATE
  • TRANS-PIPERITOL
  • SPATHULENOL
  • BORNEOL
  • CARVONE
  • LIMONENE
  • PIPERITONE
  • TRANS-PINOCARVEOL

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Eucalyptus odorata
Eucalyptus odorata · Ian Brooker and David Kleinig

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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