Myrtaceae
Melaleuca

Melaleuca cajuputi Maton & Sm. ex R.Powell

First published in Pharmacopoeia Roy. Coll. Physicians London: 22 (1809)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to N. Northern Territory. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Sri Lanka, Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1964 Cuming, H. [2272] Malaysia K000793351 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Cuming, H. [2427] Indonesia K000793346 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Cuming, H. [2427] Indonesia K000793347 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Brunei K000793348 Isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Brunei K000793349 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1964 Cuming, H. [2272] Malaysia K000793350 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003885562 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [1648] Thailand K003885634 Yes
Stone, B.C. [11507] Malaysia K003885599 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K002233757 Yes
[HCR] [6436] Thailand K003885637 Yes
[Griffth] [1116a] Burma K003885563 Yes
Dahri [46] Indonesia K002233763 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [15045] Malaysia K003885592 Yes
Gilbert [19] Indonesia K002233756 Yes
Singh, J.; Meijer, W. [SAN26601] Malaysia K002233766 Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [351] Thailand K003885640 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K004237761 Yes
van Balgooy, M.; Mamesah, J. [6286] Indonesia K002233773 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15701] Thailand K003885623 Yes
Griffith [[1116a]] Burma K003885565 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4514] Papua New Guinea K003885590 Yes
Mohd Hairul, M.A.; Sam, Y.Y. [FRI82418] Malaysia K003885585 Yes
Marcan, A. [225] Thailand K003885612 Yes
Teysmann [s.n.] Indonesia K002233762 Yes
Nur [s.n.] Singapore K003885588 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [847] Papua New Guinea K001622184 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15111] Thailand K003885644 Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [535] Thailand K003885638 Yes
s.coll. [2397] Malaysia K003885596 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13737] Thailand K003885622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003885569 Yes
[N. Annaudale] [s.n.] Thailand K003885635 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003885574 Yes
Horsfield, T. [PP8] Indonesia K002233760 Yes
Kingdon Ward, F. [s.n.] Singapore K003885589 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Burma K003885564 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3493] Thailand K003885639 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, [677] Thailand K003885615 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11630] Thailand K003885614 Yes
Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [s.n.] Thailand K003885631 Yes
[F. Gd. Mohd. lsop] [561] K003885591 Yes
Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [s.n.] Thailand K003885632 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885573 Yes
s.coll. [765] Thailand K003885617 Yes
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.] Singapore K003885594 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1757] Thailand K003885620 Yes
Nguyen, T.M.H.; O'Donnell, S.A. [NTMH 0041] Vietnam K001765265 Yes
Boschproefstation [bb15884] Indonesia K002233769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885566 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9575] Thailand K003885641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K002233761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885572 Yes
Bünnemeijer [7667] Indonesia K002233772 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Malaysia K003885598 Yes
[N. Aunandale] [s.n.] Thailand K003885636 Yes
Collins, E.E. [727] Thailand K003885619 Yes
Ilias Paie [S13811] Malaysia K002233765 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003885570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K003885575 Yes
Neth.Ind.For.Service [bb.24319] Indonesia K002233767 Yes
s.coll. [PP8] K002233759 Yes
Smith, C. [9013] Malaysia K003885595 Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [130] Thailand K003885633 Yes
Rabil [23] Thailand K003885642 Yes
Sinclair, J. [40633] Singapore K003885593 Yes
s.coll. [3645] K003885587 Yes
Mondi [83] Indonesia K002233764 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003885567 Yes
[Jengan] [s.n.] Indonesia K003885568 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Malaysia K003885597 Yes
Teysmann [s.n.] Indonesia K002233771 Yes
Motley, J. [348] Indonesia K002233758 Yes
van der Kevie, H.M. [43] Thailand K003885616 Yes
Teysmann [s.n.] Indonesia K002233770 Yes
Collins, E.E. [554] Thailand K003885618 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13706] Thailand K003885621 Yes
[Godefroy] [902] Vietnam K003885624 Yes
Put [835] Thailand K003885613 Yes
Nai Noe [55] Thailand K003885643 Yes
s.coll. [1065] India K003885561 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [208] Indonesia K002233768 Yes
Soepadmo, E.; Suhaimi, M. [s155] Malaysia K003885586 Yes
Hinds [s.n.] Hong Kong K003885557 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0