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Melaleuca cyathifolia (Melaleuca cyathifolia)

Description

Melaleuca (lat. Melaleuca ), Rod of the evergreen shrubs and trees of the family of Myrtle ( Myrtaceae ). There are over 250 recognized species widespread mostly in Australia and South East Asia in neighboring Oceania . Many species are introduced to other countries, especially in Africa and Central America . The M. alternifolia ( Australia ) tea growing in Queenslanduy and New South Wales is used to produce essential oils that act antivirally, antibacterial and antifungal, and has been used in traditional medicine in Australia for a long time. During the Second World War, every Australian soldier had to have a bottle of tea pot of essential oil.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Melaleuca