Cajeput

Japanese: カユプテ

[Noun] (kajuputih) An evergreen tall tree of the Myrtaceae family. It is found from Australia to Southeast Asia, and is also cultivated. It grows to a height of 15-30 meters. The bark is white, and the branches hang down. The leaves are alternate and lanceolate, 5-20 centimeters long. From June to October, small pale yellowish-white hemispherical flowers grow in a brush-like pattern on the lower part of the leaves at the ends of the branches. Kajuput oil, extracted from the leaves and having a camphor-like scent, is used as a stimulant and analgesic.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (kajuputih) フトモモ科の常緑高木。オーストラリアから、東南アジアにかけて分布し、栽培もされる。高さ一五～三〇メートル。樹皮は白色、枝はたれさがる。葉は互生し長さ五～二〇センチメートルの披針形。六～一〇月ごろ、淡黄白色の半球状の小花を枝の先端部の葉の下部にブラシ状につける。葉から採取の樟脳に似た香りのカユプテ油は興奮剤、鎮痛薬にする。

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