Talk:Eucalyptus olida

Common name - "strawberry gum"
There do not appear to be any references cited for "strawberry gum". I'd be more than happy to replace it with some advice. Gderrin (talk) 02:46, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

There are many dot-com sites referring to "Strawberry Gum" as some sort of food flavouring. For example, this site "Strawberry Gum was identified as a new species in the early 1990s, and has since grown in popularity as a native ingredient in food manufacturing and distillation." It is unlikely that any eucalypt is used as an "ingredient in food manufacture", since the leaves contain chemicals that are toxic to most animals, apart from a few species of marsupial. There appear to be no reliable, non-commercial sites that refer to "strawberry gum" as a common name for Eucalyptus olida. Botanical authorities such as PlantNET and the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research make no reference to a common name for this species. Gderrin (talk) 10:41, 11 May 2023 (UTC)


 * , you might want to WP:RFD the redirect Strawberry Gum, if you think that claimed common name is incorrect. I picked it up through NPP. Cheers, &middot; &middot; &middot; Peter Southwood (talk): 11:43, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * There are many herbs/spices that are toxic to humans in higher doses, but have negligible effect in small doses. Examples include Borage, Boldo, Tonka Beans, and even common spices like Cinnamon. The same is true for eucalypts; Here is a confectionary that has been produced since 1983, though presumably the culinary use of eucalypts dates back millennia. E. olida is well documented as a culinary ingredient under the name 'Strawberry Gum', though prevalent trade names like 'Olida' and 'Forestberry Herb' are not mentioned by more authoritative sources. Pademelon1 (talk) 12:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)