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Taxon:  Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel



Summary
Genus:
Melaleuca
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Melaleuceae
Nomen number:
402629
Place of publication:
J. Proc. Roy. Soc. New South Wales 58:195. 1924
Verified:
12/14/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
40 (40  active, 40  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. 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
  2. American Herbal Products Association. Herbs of commerce. 1992
  3. Chopra, D. & D. Simon. The Chopra Center herbal handbook: forty natural prescriptions for perfect health. 2000
  4. Craven, L. A. & B. J. Lepschi. 1999. Enumeration of the species and infraspecific taxa of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) occurring in Australia and Tasmania. Austral. Syst. Bot. 12:859.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  6. Foster, S. & J. A. Duke. A field guide to medicinal plants: Eastern/Central North America, 2nd ed. 2000
  7. Foster, S. & V. E. Tyler. Tyler's honest herbal: a sensible guide to the use of herbs and related remedies, ed. 4. 1999
  8. Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
  9. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  10. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  11. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  13. Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:179.
  14. Peirce, A. The American Pharmaceutical Association practical guide to natural medicines. 1999
  15. Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink. Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
  16. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  17. Wrigley, J. W. & M. Fagg. Bottlebrushes, paperbarks and tea trees. 1993 8-10.
Common names
English
narrow-leaf paperbark –
narrow-leaf teatree –
teatree –
Swedish
teoljebuske –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsessential oils Wrigley, J. W. & M. Fagg. Bottlebrushes, paperbarks and tea trees. 1993 8-10.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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=402629. Accessed 28 December 2024.

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