Australian Manuka honey is derived from a variety of Leptospermum plant species. Manuka honey isn’t only meant for eating but has medicinal properties, too. Bees collect nectar from Manuka ...

It is the only leptospermum species in New Zealand. The same species is also native to Australia. However, there are 82 other leptospermum species native to Australia, some of which also produce ...

New Zealand’s manuka industry is being accused of misleading consumers after it alleged honey derived from species other than the Leptospermum outside of New Zealand is inauthentic. Earlier this year, ...

the so-called Manuka honey predominantly sourced from the Leptospermum species from New Zealand and Australia, has been found to have other properties that may render it superior to other honeys.

Australian manuka has not been extensively studied (surprising perhaps given that we have more than 80 Leptospermum species while New Zealand has just one). For the first time, we know the ...

The study found that Australia has at least seven Leptospermum species that produce honey with exceptionally high levels of antibacterial activity. Praised for its antibacterial and healing ...

“Not everyone wants to have beehives, but some ­people might want to diversify their income through ­leptospermum plantations,” he said. Mr Waddell said because certain species of ...