Melaleuca cajuputi

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Famili : MYRTACEAE
Spesies : Melaleuca cajuputi Powell, Pharm. Roy. Coll. Physicians London
Nama Lokal : Gelam kapur, Gelam tembaga

Description : Sub-canopy tree up to 29 m tall and 35 cm dbh. Sap strongly smelling of eucalyptus. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, parallel-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, white-cream, placed in leaf axils, many protruding anthers. Fruits ca. 4 mm diameter, urn-shaped capsules.

Ecology : In open, savanna like vegetations and coastal swamps up to 100 m altitude. On poor soils. Often cultivated near houses and villages.