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Melaleuca cajuputi

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Date

1795-1804

Artist

Unknown Artist (Company School)

Collection

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : The Roxburgh Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

ROX2139.
In his 'Flora Indica', Roxburgh describes this species as an elegant, useful and small tree, native of the Molucca Islands. Roxburgh also gives a long description about the search of this plant in the Moluccas and the consequent introduction and cultivation of this species in the Botanic garden at Calcutta. He then talks about 'the beautiful, green, aromatic, camphorate, essential oil...', called 'Cajuputi', which is obtained from the leaves of this species and considered to be a valuable medicine.
Roxburgh, 'Flora Indica' (1832) v.3, p.394.

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Location

Maluku, Indonesia

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