Organisms

Melaleuca

A plant genus of the family MYRTACEAE. M. alternifolia foliage is a source of TEA TREE OIL. The common name of tea tree also refers to LEPTOSPERMUM or KUNZEA. M. vindifolia is a source of niaouli oil. M. cajuputi and M. leucadendra are sources of cajuput oil.

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A plant genus of the family MYRTACEAE. M. alternifolia foliage is a source of TEA TREE OIL. The common name of tea tree also refers to LEPTOSPERMUM or KUNZEA. M. vindifolia is a source of niaouli oil. M. cajuputi and M. leucadendra are sources of cajuput oil.

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  • Melaleucas
  • Cajuput
  • Melaleuca alternifolia
  • Melaleuca cajuputi
  • Melaleuca leucadendra
  • Melaleuca vindifolia
  • Niaouli
  • Cajuputs
  • Melaleuca alternifolias
  • Melaleuca cajuputus
  • Melaleuca leucadendras
  • Melaleuca vindifolias
  • Niaoulus
  • alternifolias, Melaleuca
  • cajuputi, Melaleuca
  • leucadendra, Melaleuca
  • vindifolias, Melaleuca

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Melaleuca. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031650. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031650
  2. Melaleuca. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaleuca
  3. Melaleuca. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q606617