Backhousia citriodora is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, genus Backhousia. With a typical content of up to 93%, Lemon Myrtle’s range of citral is higher than that of Tea Tree Oil. It may be used for diffusion in the sick room. Lemon Myrtle is native to the humid region in eastern Australia, and is a relatively new essential oil to the West, its citral content only being discovered in 1889. Lemon Scented Myrtle is also known by a number of other names, Lemon Scented Backhousia, Lemon Scented Ironwood and Sweet Verbena Myrtle. It is a member of the Myrtaceae family to which the Eucalypts. Tea Tree and many species of the Australian forests also belong. The name “Lemon Myrtle” has been used by growers in New South Wales and Queensland as a marketing and common name for the tree.Shop now: https://www.aromaticscanada.ca..../shop/oils/essential