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Manuka
Leptospermum scoparium
Manuka · Broom Teatree · Broom Tea-Tree · Broom Tea-tree · Crimson tea bush · Kahikatoa · Katoa · Kāhikatoa · Llwyn Te · Llwyni Te · Mankamirt · Manuka teatree · Maoritea Tree · Mānuka · Mānuka or Tea tree · New Zealand tea · New Zealand tea tree · New Zealand teatree · Pink Teatree
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BE, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID, DELTA-AMORPHENE, AROMADENDRENE, ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
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: Leptospermum scoparium
Common names: Manuka, Broom Teatree, Broom Tea-Tree, Broom Tea-tree, Crimson tea bush, Kahikatoa, Katoa, Kāhikatoa, Llwyn Te, Llwyni Te, Mankamirt, Manuka teatree, Maoritea Tree, Mānuka, Mānuka or Tea tree, New Zealand tea, New Zealand tea tree, New Zealand teatree, Pink Teatree
POWO: 597505-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in BE, BR.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- BE
- 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
- <i>Leptospermum scoparium</i> Essential Oil: Antibacterial Properties, Cyto/Genotoxic Effects, Antioxidant Activity, and Wound-Healing Potential In Vitro. · 2026 source ↗
- Corrigendum to "β-Triketones from Leptospermum scoparium (mānuka) oil show potential as scabicides" [Phytomedicine Volume 136, January 2025, 156321]. · 2026 source ↗
- β-Triketones from Leptospermum scoparium (mānuka) oil show potential as scabicides. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULINIC-ACID
- DELTA-AMORPHENE
- AROMADENDRENE
- ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
- BETULINOL
- (-)-BICYCLOSESQUIPHELLANDRENE
- (-)-CADINA-1(6),4-DIENE
- CADINA-1,4-DIENE
- (-)-CADINA-3,5-DIENE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- (-)-TRANS-CALAMENENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- 2'-BETA-DIHYDROXY-3'-METHYL-4',6'-DIMETHOXYCHALCONE
- CHRYSIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- COLOSOLIC-ACID
- ALPHA-COPAENE
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- DIMETHYLCRYPTOSTROBIN
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- 3'-O-METHYL-3-4-METHYLENEDIOXY-ELLAGIC ACID
- 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- 3-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- 2,5-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-6,8-DIMETHYLFLAVAN-3-ONE
- 5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-6,8-DIMETHYLFLAVAN-3-ONE
- 5,7-DIMETHOXY-6-METHYLFLAVANONE
- 5,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE
- 5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-6,8-DIMETHYLFLAVANONE
- 5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-6-METHYLFLAVANONE
- FLAVANONE-5,7-DIMETHOXY-6-METHYLFLAVONE
- 5,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE
- 5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-6,8-DIMETHYLFLAVONE
- 5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-6-METHYLFLAVONE
- ALPHA-GURJUNENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- JACOUMARIC-ACID
- 3-BETA-30-DIHYDROXYLUP-20(29)-EN-28-OIC-ACID
- 3-BETA-O-CIS-P-COUMAROYL-MASLINIC-ACID
- 3-BETA-O-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL-MASLINIC-ACID
- PINOSTROBIN
- PLATANIC-ACID
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- BETA-SELINENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STROBOCHRYSIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- STROBOPININ
- STROBOPININ-7-METHYL-ETHER
- UVAOL
- ALPHA-YLANGENE
- (-)-ZONARENE
- 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID
- 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- SYRINGIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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