Melaleuca cajuputi
(Myrtaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p>Kayu putih is mainly found in low swampy and regularly flooded coastal plains, often behind the true mangrove zone where it may form pure stands or mixed stands. The tree also grows on poor soil in open area such as savanna-like vegetation and coastal swamps up to 100 m altitude. It is often cultivated near houses and villages.</p> <p>The leaves is a known food plant for the caterpillars of the atlas moth <i>Attacus atlas</i>, <i>Clethrogyna turbata</i>, and <i>Strepsicrates rhothia</i>. The flowers are often visited by the olive-backed sun-bird <i>Nectarinia jugularis</i> and crimson sun-bird <i>Aethopyga siparaja</i>.</p> <p><i>Melaleuca cajuputi</i> is propagated by seed.</p>
Melaleuca cajuputi (Myrtaceae) Melaleuca cajuputi (Myrtaceae)