White Tea tree

Myrtaceae (myrtle family) » Melaleuca leucadendra

 

me-luh-LOO-kuh -- having a black trunk and white branches

lew-kuh-DEN-drah -- from the Greek leukos (white) and dendron (tree)

 

commonly known as: broadleaf paperbark, broadleaf tea tree, cajuput tree, fine leaf melaleuca, punk tree, river tea tree, swamp tea tree, weeping tea tree, white tea tree, white wood • Hindi: शीतांशु shitanshu, विशाहा vishaha • Marathi: कायापुटी kayaputi • Sanskrit: कायापुटी kayaputi • Tamil: கையாப்புடை kaiyapputai

 

Native of: Malesia, Australia

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Floristic Survey (IISc), Mumbai • NPGS / GRIN • Botanical

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