Myrtaceae
Tea tree
Melaleuca alternifolia
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- بلقاء متبادلة الأوراق
- arz
- بلقاء متبادلة الاوراق
- Asturian
- Árbole'l té
- Catalan
- Arbre del te
- Chinese
- 互葉白千層, 互叶白千层, 澳洲茶树, 澳洲茶樹
- Czech
- Kajeput střídavolistý, Čajovník australský, Čajovníkový strom, Čajový strom
- English
- Tea tree
- Finnish
- Paperikaarnamyrtti
- French
- Arbre à thé, Arbre a the, Tea tree, Tea-tree
- Galician
- Árbore do té
- German
- Australischer Teebaum, Teebaum
- Hungarian
- Ausztrál teafa
- Japanese
- ティーツリー, ティーツリーオイル, ティートゥリー, ティートゥリーオイル, ティートリー
- Korean
- 티트리
- Malay
- Gelam wangi
- Occitan
- Arbre de tè
- Polish
- Melaleuka skrętolistna
- Portuguese
- Árvore do chá australiana
- Slovenian
- Čajevec
- Spanish
- Aceite arbol del te, Aceite arbol del té, Aceite de melaleuca, Aceite árbol del te, Aceite árbol del té, Arbol de te, Arbol del te, Arbol del té
- Urdu
- میلالوکا آلٹرنفولیا
Synonyms
- Melaleuca linariifolia var. alternifolia Maiden & Betche
Photos
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Tea tree: Girraween National Park is an area of the Granite Belt] in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia reserved as a national park. Girraween is known for](/plants/melaleuca-alternifolia/photos/9779b4684247f5f4-s.webp)
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NineSteyeblow H980, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NineSteyeblow H980, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NineSteyeblow H980, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Tea tree: Girraween National Park is an area of the Granite Belt] in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia reserved as a national park. Girraween is known for](/plants/melaleuca-alternifolia/photos/9779b4684247f5f4-l.webp)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.