Melaleuca viridiflora

The tea tree, or sometimes ti-tree, is actually a general name for members of the Melaleuca plant genus. The term tea tree comes from local usage as a type of herbal tea prepared from the leaves. Melaleuca alternifolia is a worldwide top-selling essential oil. Other oils from this family include cajeput (Melaleuca cajeputi) and niaouli (Melaleuca viridiflora), which are distinctive essential oils with their own characteristics. 

Niaouli aurantium Melaleuca viridiflora Myrtaceae Leaf Cult/wild LQ... 

The most important monoterpene alcohols are menthol, cis- and trans-piperitol, cis- and trans-pulegol, isopulegol, cis- and trans-caiveol, thymol, carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol, and a-terpineol. The latter two bear a tertiary alcohol function. Terpinen-4-ol is a major antibacterial component of tea tree oil Melaleuca alternifolia). a-Terpineol is a major compound in cardamom oil. (—)-Menthol is a main constituent in mint oils Mentha x piperita and other Mentha species). Terpinen-4-ol is typically found in marjoram oils Origanum majorana) a-terpineol occurs in various essential oils including those from Melaleuca viridiflora and nutmeg Myristica fragrans). Thymol and carvacrol are... 

Oil of Niaouli is generally stated to be obtained from Melaleuca viridiflora, from New Caledonia. The name was given to the plant yielding the oil by Brongniart and Gris, but as it is quite different trom the true Melaleuca viridifiora of Solander, the plant requires a new specific name, and should not be described as viridiflora. The oil has the following characters —... 

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