Niaouli tree

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

melaleuca viridiflora; Tea tree

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.

Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.

To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.

Finish your registration now

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

The niaouli tree, also known as Melaleuca viridiflora, is a tree found in Australia and tropical regions of South-East Asia, whose leaves and branch tips are used to extract essential oil.

General informationThis section has been translated automatically.

The niaouli tree belongs to the genus of the myrtle pagans (Melaleuca) within the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Some species of this genus - but also from the genera Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum - are called tea tree.

The Niaouli tree is also called tea tree among other species of the genus and reaches growth heights of up to 30 m and has a cream-coloured to grey papery bark. Its leaves are elliptically shaped and are about 10 cm long and 5 cm wide. The flowers are mostly cream to greenish, sometimes pink to red. The shape of the flowers is reminiscent of a bottle brush from which the capsule fruits develop.

Melaleuca viridiflora is the parent plant of Niaouli aetheroleum the Niaouli oil.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles