Melaleuca
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Melaleuca () 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). They range in size from small shrubs that rarely grow to more than high, to trees up to . Their flowers generally occur in groups, forming a "head" or "spike" resembling a brush used for cleaning bottles, containing up to 80 individual flowers.
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
Die Myrtenheiden (Melaleuca) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Myrtengewächse (Myrtaceae).
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Research
898 papers- Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) oil: a review of antimicrobial and other medicinal properties.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2006
- Efficacy and safety of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil for human health-A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023
- Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and its monoterpene constituents in treating protozoan and helminthic infections.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2020
- Melaleuca alternifolia and its application against dental plaque and periodontal diseases: A systematic review.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2018
- Therapeutic Potential of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil in New Drug Delivery Systems.Current pharmaceutical design · 2020
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15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Invasive species
- Uses
- Traditional Aboriginal uses
- Essential oils
- Horticulture
- Melaleucas used in horticulture
- In popular culture
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- References
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Melaleuca () 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). They range in size from small shrubs that rarely grow to more than high, to trees up to . Their flowers generally occur in groups, forming a "head" or "spike" resembling a brush used for cleaning bottles, containing up to 80 individual flowers.
Melaleucas are an important food source for nectarivorous insects, birds, and mammals. Many are popular garden plants, either for their attractive flowers or as dense screens and a few have economic value for producing fencing and oils such as "tea tree" oil. Most melaleucas are endemic to Australia, with a few also occurring in Malesia. Seven are endemic to New Caledonia, and one is found only on Australia's Lord Howe Island.