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Melaleuca (/ ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ lj uː k ə /) is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles, bottlebrushes or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of Leptospermum).
Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as tea tree, [2] is a species of tree or tall shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Endemic to Australia, it occurs in southeast Queensland and the north coast and adjacent ranges of New South Wales where it grows along streams and on swampy flats, and is often the dominant species where it occurs.
Leptospermum / ˌ l ɛ p t ə ˈ s p ɜːr m əm,-t oʊ-/ [2] [3] is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of Melaleuca.
The cajeput tree is of the genus Melaleuca, native to Australia and is commonly known in North America as the tea tree. The name 'cajeput tree' is primarily used for the species M. cajuputi, M. leucadendra, M. linariifolia, M. viridiflora and M. quinquenervia. Other names for these trees are the paperbark tree, punk tree, or the white ...
Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark, paper bark tea tree, punk tree or niaouli, is a small- to medium-sized tree of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It grows as a spreading tree up to 20 m (70 ft) tall, with its trunk covered by a white, beige and grey thick papery bark.
Camellia sinensis (aka Thea sinensis), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained; Melaleuca species in the family Myrtaceae, sources for tea tree oil; Leptospermum species, also in the family Myrtaceae, source for Mānuka honey; Kunzea ericoides, known as White tea-tree or kānuka, a tree or shrub of New Zealand
Leptospermum juniperinum is a broom-like shrub that typically grows to a height of 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) and has thin, rough bark. The leaves are narrow elliptical or narrow lance-shaped, 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide with a sharply pointed tip.
Leptospermum rotundifolium is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of more than 2 m (6 ft 7 in). The bark on mature specimens is gnarled and slightly flaky. The leaves are thick, more or less circular with a small, blunt point on the tip, mostly 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long and wide on a petiole about 1 mm (0.039 in) lo