Melaleuca leucadendra: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Cajuputi leucadendron (L.) A. Lyons, Leptospermum leucodendron (L.) J.R. Forst. & G. Forst., Meladendron leucocladum St.-Lag., Melaleuca amboinensis Gand., Melaleuca conferta Benth., nom. illeg., Melaleuca leucadendra var. albida Cheel, Melaleuca leucadendra var. angusta C. Rivière, Melaleuca leucadendra var. cunninghamii F.M. Bailey, Melaleuca leucadendra var. lancifolia F.M. Bailey, Melaleuca leucadendra var. mimosoides (A. Cunn. ex Schauer) Cheel, Melaleuca leucadendron (L.) L., Melaleuca mimosoides A. Cunn. ex Schauer, Melaleuca rigida Roxb., Melaleuca viridiflora Gaertner, Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn., Metrosideros coriacea K.D. Koenig & Sims, Myrtus alba Noronha, Myrtus leucadendra L., Myrtus saligna Burm.f..
References regarding Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Systema Naturae
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Mant. Pl. (1767)
· Flore de la Guayane Française (1953)
· Ceiba (2003)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+3): Cajeput, Cajeput oil, Punk tree, Bai qian ceng, Weeping tea tree, Cajeput tree, Minjak kajuputih, Gelam, Broad-leaved paperbark, River tea tree, Broad-leaved tea tree, Paperbark, White wood, Paperbark tree, Melaleuca viridiflora, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Cajeputier, Kajapute, Shitanshu, Kaajapute.
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