Myrtaceae

Cajeput tree

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Melaleuca

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Cajeput tree: Melaleuca linariifolia , growing in Sydney, Australia — Photo: Eug, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 柳穿魚葉白千层, 柳穿鱼叶白千层, 狭叶白千层
English: Cajeput tree
French: Mélaleuque à feuilles linéaires

Synonyms

Melaleuca hyssopifolia (Cav.) Dum.Cours.
Melaleuca linariifolia var. typica Domin
Melaleuca stricta Dum.Cours.
Metrosideros hyssopifolia Cav.
Myrtoleucodendron linariifolium (Sm.) Kuntze
Ozandra hyssopifolia (Cav.) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Eug, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.