Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs (including a distinct group with a multiple-stem malleegrowth habit) in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia. There are more than 700 species of eucalyptus, mostly native to Australia, and a very small number are found in adjacent areas of New Guinea and Indonesia and one, Eucalyptus deglupta, ranges north to the Philippines. Only fifteen species occur outside Australia, with just nine of these not occurring in Australia. Species of eucalyptus are cultivated widely in the tropical and temperate world, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, China and theIndian Subcontinent, though most species do not tolerate frost.
Eucalyptus is one of three similar genera that are commonly referred to as "eucalypts", the others being Corymbia and Angophora. Many species, but far from all, are known as gum trees because they exude copious sap from any break in the bark (e.g. scribbly gum). The generic name is derived from the Greek words ευ (eu) "well" and καλυπτος (kalyptos) "covered", referring to the operculum on the calyx that initially conceals the flower.[4]
Some eucalyptus species have attracted attention from horticulturists, global development researchers and environmentalists because of desirable traits such as being fast-growing sources of wood, producing oil that can be used for cleaning and as a natural insecticide, or an ability to be used to drainswamps and thereby reduce the risk of malaria. Outside their natural ranges, eucalypts are both lauded for their beneficial economic impact on poor populations[5][6]:22 and criticised for being "invasive water-suckers",[7] leading to controversy over their total impact.
On warm days eucalyptus forests are sometimes shrouded in a smog-like mist of vaporised volatile organic compounds (terpenoids); the Australian Blue Mountains take their name from the haze.
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This is the second cache on the route from the Barberton (R40) side after the cache wild life (GC 45TPM). The cache offers a lovely view over the Barberton Mountains. It’s a lovely drive and the road is relatively quiet on a weekend. Watch out for muggles every now and then, during the week they might be a few more.
Please re hide as found. You are looking for a Cammo PET Tube. Good luck and enjoy.