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Myrtaceae - syn. Melaleuca leucadendron L., Melaleuca cajeputi, cajeput tree, Cajeputbaum

Native tree to Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia with white papery bark and linear leaves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaleuca_leucadendra http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaleuca_leucadendra

Cajeput oil is a volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the leaves of Melaleuca leucadendra.
„The majority of the oil is produced on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The name “cajeput” is derived from its Indonesian name, kayu putih (white wood).“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajuput_oil
Constituents.
„Commercial cajuput oil is mainly derived from M. cajuputi subsp.cajuputi. The oil of this taxon mostly, but not always, contains substantial amounts of 1,8-cineole (3–60%), and the sesquiterpene alcohols globulol (trace–9%), viridiflorol (trace–16%) and spathulenol (trace–30%). Other compounds present usually in significant quantities are limonene (trace–5%), ß-caryophyllene (trace–4%), humulene (trace–2%), viridiflorene (0.5–9%), α-terpineol (1–8%), a- and ß-selinene (each 0–3%) and caryophyllene oxide (trace–7%). This oil will hereafter be referred to as ‘type’ oil. The aromatic ether, cajeputol appears to be absent from the oil of this subspecies. Oil yield ranges from 0.4% to 1.2% (w/w%, fresh weight). The essential oil of M. cajuputi subsp. cumingiana is highly variable in character. The main components reported in oil from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (non-or low-1,8-cineole forms) are γ-terpinene (0–19%), and terpinolene (0–22%)… The essential oils of M. cajuputi subsp.platyphylla occur in two chemotypes. Typically, the oils contain significant quantities of α-pinene (34–73%), with lesser amounts of 1,8-cineole (0.2–3%), γ-terpinene (trace–2%), p-cymene (trace–1%), terpinolene (trace–1%), ß-caryophyllene (2–14%), aromadendrene (1–9%), humulene (1–7%), viridiflorene (trace–3%), caryophyllene oxide (trace–2%), globulol (trace–6%), viridiflorol (trace–2%), spathulenol (trace–3%) with an absence of cajeputol.“ http://sciencelib.net/files/Tea%20Tree%20-%20The%20Genus%20Malaleuca%20-%20I.%20Southwell,%20R.%20Lowe%20%28Harwood,%201999%29%20WW.pdf#page=228
Uses. In araomatherapy and as an antiseptic in nose drops. [MPW]