Eucalyptus amygdalina

Black peppermint
Eucalyptus amygdalina near Electrona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. amygdalina
Binomial name
Eucalyptus amygdalina
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. var. amygdalina
  • Eucalyptus glandulosa Desf.
  • Eucalyptus globularis DC. nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Eucalyptus salicifolia Cav.
  • Eucalyptus salicifolia Cav. var. salicifolia
  • Eucalyptus salicifolius Cav. orth. var.

Eucalyptus amygdalina, commonly known as black peppermint, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to Tasmania. It is a small to medium-sized tree with rough bark on park of the trunk, smooth grey to brown bark above, lance-shaped to linear adult leaves, oval to club-shaped flower buds, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.