"Melaleuca" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family MYRTACEAE. M. alternifolia foliage is a source of TEA TREE OIL. The common name of tea tree also refers to LEPTOSPERMUM or KUNZEA. M. vindifolia is a source of niaouli oil. M. cajuputi and M. leucadendra are sources of cajuput oil.
| Descriptor ID |
D031650
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.773.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Melaleuca vindifolia- Melaleuca vindifolia
- Melaleuca vindifolias
- vindifolia, Melaleuca
- vindifolias, Melaleuca
- Niaouli
- Niaoulus
Melaleuca leucadendra- Melaleuca leucadendra
- Melaleuca leucadendras
- leucadendra, Melaleuca
- leucadendras, Melaleuca
Melaleuca alternifolia- Melaleuca alternifolia
- Melaleuca alternifolias
- alternifolia, Melaleuca
- alternifolias, Melaleuca
Melaleuca cajuputi- Melaleuca cajuputi
- Melaleuca cajuputus
- cajuputi, Melaleuca
- cajuputus, Melaleuca
- Cajuput
- Cajuputs
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