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Eucalyptus globulus

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A small to large tree of the MYRTACEAE family that secretes resinous gums, and often has flaky bark. The leaves are simple, opposite, coriaceous, variously shaped and sized, sometimes aromatic. The flowers are axillary of terminal panicles or subumbels. The calyx consists of a calyptra covering the flower bud, corolla absent, stamens numerous and often white, and the ovary inferior. The fruit is a woody capsule opening by means of slits.

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