✿Myrtaceae · Eucalyptus
Safeda / Lemon-Scented Gum
Eucalyptus citriodora
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Delhi, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- May-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eucalyptus citriodora
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Australia
- Distribution
- Planted
- Found in India
- Delhi, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Young plants and coppice regrowth have egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves that are 80–210 mm (3.1–8.3 in) long and 32–80 mm (1.3–3.1 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Safeda itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Flowering occurs in most months and the flowers are white.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a woody urn-shaped or barrel-shaped capsule 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) long and 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) wide with the valves enclosed in the fruit.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Safeda itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सफ़ैदा Safeda
- Kannada
- ನೀಲಗೀರಿ Neelgiri
- Manipuri
- নসিক Nasik
- Telugu
- Talanoppu, Talanoppi
About Safeda
Lemon-scented Gum (Eucalyptus citriodora) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Delhi and Maharashtra. It is planted. Flowering and fruiting run from May to June.
Uses
It is tapped for gum or resin.
Botanical family
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Safeda belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
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