Melaleuca cajuputi Powell

White samet (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 40 m high. The trunk is 35 cm across. It is often twisted. The bark is whitish or light grey. It often forms papery flaky strips. The leaves are leathery. They are sword shaped and sometimes curve to one side. They are 5-15 cm long by 1-3.8 cm wide. They have silky hairs when young. The base tapers. There are 3-7 veins arranged like fingers on a hand. The veins join at the tip. The veins are raised on both surfaces. The leaf stalk is 12 mm long. The flowers are in a spike. This is 6-17 cm long. The flowers are in clusters of 3. The top of the spike ends in a flush of new leaves after flowering. The flowers are white and have a smell. They are fluffy from the stamens. The fruit is a greyish brown capsule. It is 3 mm long. There are many very small seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.35
Mature height (meter) 32.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It will grow in swampy ground. In Indonesia it grows in lowland forest often in swamps or seasonally flooded ground. It is often near the coast.
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In open, savannah like vegetations and coastal swamps at elevations up to 100 metres.
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Usage

The oil from the bark is used in flavouring.
Uses environmental use essential oil food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal oil ornamental seasoning social use timber wood
Edible barks
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Cultivation

It forms suckers. It can be grown from these suckers. Plants can also be grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination luminosity light
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Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 32
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Images

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Conservation status

Melaleuca cajuputi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115161-3
WFO ID wfo-0000239449
COL ID 3Z3Q4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Nani comosa Pimentus saligna Melaleuca cajuputi Melaleuca angustifolia Melaleuca saligna Melaleuca trinervis Melaleuca viridiflora var. angustifolia

Lower taxons

Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. cajuputi Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. cumingiana Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla