Melaleuca cajuputi Powell

Description:

Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.White bark, fissured and papery-flaky in elongated shaggy pieces. Melaleuca cajuputi Powell (L.). Myrtaceae. CN: [Malay - Gelam, Kayu putih], 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, Cajuput tree, Cajaputi, Broadleaf paperback, Broadleaf teatree, Swamp tea tree, River teatree, Weeping teatree. Native to the Malesia region. White bark, fissured and papery-flaky in elongated shaggy pieces, used for caulking. Young leaves silky. Common in coastal swamp. Medicinal oil from leaves and bark. Oil extracted useful as massage oil; cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. It is also used as a screen or windbreak and tolerates dry conditions. Synonym(s):Melaleuca leucadendra auct. nonn.Melaleuca minor Sm.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?23778www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-123529www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...www.rimbundahan.org/environment/plant_lists/myrtaceae/ind...