桉树是桃金娘科桉属树种的统称。该属树种有900多种,原产澳洲,现地处热带和亚热带的百余个国家和地区已均有引种栽培,成为世界上引种栽培范围最广、造林面积最多的树种。桉树是世界上著名的速生树种,也是世界上最速生高大的常绿阔叶乔木树种之一。我国引种栽培桉树已有近120年的历史,浙江省引种栽培桉树也有70多年的历史。 Eucalyptus is a generic name for Myrtaceae species. The species is more than 900 species of native Australia, is now located in the tropical and subtropical more than 100 countries and regions have introduced cultivation, become the world’s most extensive introduction and cultivation, afforestation area most tree species. Eucalyptus is the world’s famous fast-growing tree species, but also the world’s most fast-growing tall evergreen broad-leaved tree species. Eucalyptus introduced and cultivated in China for nearly 120 years of history, Zhejiang introduced eucalyptus cultivation has 70 years of history.