ABSTRACT
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs). It is native of Australia. There are more than 800 species of Eucalyptus, mostly native to Australia. A few native species are found in parts of adjacent New Guinea and Indonesia. A very small number of native species are also found in a distant country, the Philippines. The Eucalyptus genus is a part of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), which is a family of dicotyledon plants, that is, flowering plants. The seed of this family of plants typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons.
