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Leptospermum scoparium - Manuka

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[[File:Manukaflowers.jpg|thumb|right|''Leptospermum scoparium'']]
 
'''Leptospermum scoparium''' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and it is native to Australia and New Zealand.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Mild Sunburn}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Nail bed infections}}, {{Uses|Fungal Infections}}, {{Uses|Chafing}}, {{Uses|Skin Irritation}}, {{Uses|Itching scalp}}, {{Uses|Foot odour}}, {{Uses|Body odour}}, {{Uses|Insect Bites}}
==Chemical Composition==
hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons (60% and 70% of the oils) with (−)-trans-calamenene (mean 12.5%), δ-cadinene (6.3%), cadina-3,5-diene (6.3%), α-copaene (5.3%), and cadina-1,4-diene (4.7%) being the most prominent ones. The oil characterizing triketones, namely leptospermone, flavesone, and isoleptospermone amounted to about 20% (mean 22.1%)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Foliage Color is (Spring) Bronze}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|Fruit Color is Brown|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Propagation is easy from both seed and cuttings and cultivars must be reproduced by vegetative means if clonal properties are to be retained. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Lowland to alpine areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Stewart and Chatham Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky and sandy heatland}}., {{Commonly seen|Stewart Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy heatland}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Bellbird in manuka bush.jpg|Stem
 
Christchurch Botanic Gardens, New Zealand section, manuka 2016-02-04.jpg|Plant
 
Common Tea-tree (6692434207).jpg|Flower
 
Common Tea-tree bark (6692424387).jpg|Tree
 
Common Tea-tree flower (6692403213).jpg|Flower
 
Lake Rere (13).jpg
 
Lake Rere (20).jpg
 
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.1999.9712001 "Composition of Manuka"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/leptospermum-scoparium-ruby-glow/ "Ornamental Features"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.anbg.gov.au/leptospermum/cultivation.html "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>

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