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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Eucalyptus olida''<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Myrtales]]<br /> | familia = [[Myrtaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Eucalyptus]]''<br /> | species = ''E. olida''<br /> | binomial = ''Eucalyptus olida''<br /> | binomial_authority = L.A.S.Johnson &amp; K.D. Hill<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Eucalyptus olida''''', also known as the '''Strawberry Gum''', is a medium-sized tree restricted to [[sclerophyll]] woodlands on the Northern Tablelands of [[New South Wales]], in Eastern [[Australia]]. Its leaves are intensely aromatic and are used as a [[bushfood]] [[spice]]. They are also distilled for crystal-like [[essential oils]] used in [[flavoring|flavouring]] and [[perfumery]].<br /> <br /> The leaf was found to contain very high levels of [[methyl cinnamate]] (98%) by [[Dr Ian Southwell]] of the Essential Oils Unit, Wollongbar Agricultural Institute, in the 1980s. Methyl cinnamate is a flavour component of strawberry, and ''E. olida'' essential oil is commercially used as a natural fruit flavour and perfumery component. As a flavouring it has acquired several trade names, including 'olida' and 'forestberry herb'.<br /> <br /> ''E. olida'' leaf is used as a dried spice product in bushfood cooking, especially with fruit. It is also used in herbal teas and contains [[anti-oxidants]]. The oil yield is high at 2-6% fresh weight.<br /> <br /> Wild harvesting and a few small-scale plantations supply the current industry demand. <br /> ==External links== <br /> * Plant profile and cultivation [http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/STRAWBERRY-GUM-Eucalyptus-olida.htm]<br /> <br /> {{tree-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Bushfood]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of New South Wales]]<br /> [[Category:Eucalyptus|Olida]]<br /> [[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]</div>

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