Tea tree
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Tea tree or Ti Tree is a popular name that has been applied to a number of different, unrelated plants:
- Camellia sinensis, from which tea is obtained.
- Leptospermum in the family Myrtaceae.
- Melaleuca from which tea tree oil is obtained; also in the family Myrtaceae.
- Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka) in New Zealand
- Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) also in New Zealand.
- Boxthorn or Lycium in the family Solanaceae
- Ti (plant), Cordyline fruticosa, in the family Laxmanniaceae, formerly treated in the family Agavaceae.
- Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree (Lycium barbarum), also known as Wolfberry or Matrimony Vine.
Also:
- Ti Tree, Northern Territory is a small town
- tea tree oil