Cajeput

At a glance

Origin / distribution: AU, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: AZULENE, BETULINIC-ACID, BETULIN, CINEOLE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Myrtaceae

Scientific name: Melaleuca leucadendra

Common names: Cajeput, Gelam, Kajaput drvo, Kaju potè, Kayuputih, Long-leaved Paperbark, Tràm lá dài, Weeping Paperbark, White Paperbark, big white paperbark, broadleaf paperbark, broadleaf teatree, brown teatree, butterscotch paperbark, cajaput-tree

POWO: 598002-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in AU, BR.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• AU
• BR

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Attractiveness of Essential Oil Extracted from <em>Melaleuca leucadendra</em> L. Leaves to the Mango Fly <em>Bactrocera dorsalis</em> · 2025 source ↗
• Nanoencapsulated &lt;i&gt;Melaleuca leucadendra&lt;/i&gt; essential oil: improved antifungal efficacy against the storage fungi and aflatoxin B&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; contamination. · 2026 source ↗
• Identification of volatile compounds contained in the therapeutic essential oils from <i>Pogostemon cablin, Melaleuca leucadendra</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> and their purified fractions. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AZULENE
• BETULINIC-ACID
• BETULIN
• CINEOLE
• DIPENTENE
• EO
• EPITARAXERY-ACETATE
• ISOQUERCITRIN
• KAEMPFEROL
• NEROLIDOL
• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• SILICA
• TARAXASTERONE
• URSOLIC-ACID
• UVAOL
• 3,5-DIMETHYL-4,6-DI-O-METHYLPHLORACETOPHENONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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