Eucalyptus odorata, commonly known as peppermint box,[2] is a species of mallee or a small tree that is endemic to South Australia.

It has rough, hard, fissured bar on the trank and branches thicker than 50–100 mm (2.0–3.9 in), smooth, grey or brownish bark above.

[6][7] The specific epithet (odorata) is from the Latin odoratus meaning "having a smell", referring to the scent of the leaves when crushed.

[5] Peppermint box is widely distributed in South Australia, between the southern Flinders Ranges and Bordertown and Lake Alexandrina, and on the lower Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

[5] Images from the Forest Flora of New South Wales (1913) by J.H Maiden (Government botanist and director of the Botanical Gardens Sydney).