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| 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 & K.D. Hill<br />
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'''''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 />
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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 />
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''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 />
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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 />
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