tea tree
plant, Melaleuca alternifolia
Also known as: Melaleuca alternifolia
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source of tea tree oil
- In tea tree oil
…essential oil derived from the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), a species of tall shrub or tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) originally native to the Bungawalbin Valley in New South Wales, eastern Australia. Tea tree oil historically was used by Australian Aboriginal peoples in herbal remedies. Today, it is commonly…
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