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Melaleuca cajuputi
About
Melaleuca cajuputi, commonly known as cajuput or white samet is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is widespread in Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Torres Strait islands. It is a medium to tall tree with papery bark, silvery new growth and white or greenish flower spikes. It has important uses as a source of cajuput oil.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Melaleuca cajuputi
- Slug
- melaleuca-cajuputi
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
- Species
- cajuputi
- Wikidata QID
- Q2933398
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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