Who is credited for introducing eucalyptus to the Western world?
David Attenborough
Joseph Banks
Peter Parrot
William Dampier
Answer
The Australian botanist Joseph Banks is credited with introducing eucalyptus to the Western world. Banks was a member of the first expedition to Australia in 1770, and he collected a number of eucalyptus specimens. These specimens were brought back to England and planted in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
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