Summary
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:105. 1767
Comment:
- sometimes spelled "leucadendron"
- not the source of cajeput oil, although commonly cited as such
- non Melaleuca leucadendra auct. nonn. (= M. cajuputi Powell)
Verified:
12/14/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
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- Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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- Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
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Common names
English
big white paperbark – broadleaf paperbark – broadleaf teatree – brown teatree – butterscotch paperbark – cajaput-tree – longleaf paperbark – paperbark – paperbark teatree – paperbark-tree – river teatree – swamp teatree – weeping paperbark – weeping teatree – white teatree – Portuguese (Brazil)
cajupúti – caxajeputi – melaleuca – Swedish
kajeputträd –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Irian Jaya | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Moluccas | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Papua New Guinea | | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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MALESIA:
Indonesia [Moluccas, Irian Jaya], Papua New Guinea
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia]
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Bee plants | honey production | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993 |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
Materials | wood | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23805.
Accessed 5 October 2024.