Australian Plants on Postage Stamps
Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Date of issue
: 17 July 1985
Designer
: P. Leuver
Artist
: May Gibbs
Plant
: Eucalyptus species
Family
: Myrtaceae
Gum Trees
There are about 700 species of Eucalyptus,
most of them known as 'gum trees'.
They have woody seed capsules known as 'gum nuts'.
May Gibbs (1877-1981) introduced many people to Australian wildlife with her children's stories of 'gum nut babies' and their exploits in the bush.
