Myrtaceae

Cajeput

Melaleuca cajuputi Maton & Sm. ex R.Powell

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca

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Cajeput (Melaleuca cajuputi) — FlowerPhoto: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (11)

Arabic: بلقاء كايبوت, بلقاء بيضاء, شجرة البيضاء, كايبوت
arz: بلقاء كايبوت
bjn: Galam
Chinese: 白千层, 白千層, 原白千层
English: Cajeput, Cajuput, White samet
French: Cajeput
Indonesian: Gelam, Galam, Melalauca cajuputi
Japanese: カユプテ
Malay: Gelam, Kayu putih
Thai: เสม็ดขาว
Vietnamese: Tràm gió

Synonyms

Melaleuca saligna (J.F.Gmel.) Reinw. ex Blume
Melaleuca trinervis Buch.-Ham.
Myrtus saligna J.F.Gmel.
Nani comosa Kuntze
Pimentus saligna (J.F.Gmel.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: February, July, November (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: R. Purdie, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Samuel Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.