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Melaleuca
leucadendra (L.)L.,
Synonym
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Cajuputi leucadendron
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam
-Kaipoothimaram
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Flowering and fruiting period
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July-November
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Distribution
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Native of
Australia
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Distribution in Kerala
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Wayanad,
Malappuram, Ernakulam
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Habitat
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Cultivated
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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The essential oil from the leaves has medicinal uses as well. In
particular, it relieves spasms and expels internal parasites. It is used for
bronchitis, tuberculosis, colds, sinusitis, gastric infections, roundworms,
rheumatism, gout, acne, toothache, and skin diseases among others.
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Key botanical characters :
Trees, to 8 m high; peeling of in large sheets; branches slender,
pendulous. Leaves simple, spiral, clustered towards the tip, estipulate;
lamina elliptic or elliptic-ovate, base acute or cuneate, apex acute or
acuminate, margin entire, glandular-punctate, coriaceous. Flowers in terminal
or subterminal spikes, solitary; calyx tube urceolate, lobes 5, short,
orbicular, scarious towards on the margins; petals 5, round, spreading; Fruit
a loculicidal capsule; seeds many
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