Leptospermopsis

Leptospermopsis
Leptospermopsis erubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Leptospermeae
Genus:	Leptospermopsis S.Moore [1]

Leptospermopsis is a genus of 8 species of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae previously included in Leptospermum . It was first formally described in 1920 by Spencer Le Marchant Moore ^{[2] [3]} and redescribed in 2023 by Peter Gordon Wilson and Margaret M. Heslewood in the journal Taxon . ^{[1] [4]}

Species

The following is a list of species of Leptospermopsis accepted by the Plants of the World Online as at August 2024. ^[1]

• Leptospermopsis erubescens (Schauer) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis fastigiata (S.Moore) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis incana (Turcz.) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis maxwellii (S.Moore) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis nitens (Turcz.) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis oligandra (Turcz.) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis roei (Benth.) Peter G.Wilson
• Leptospermopsis sericea (Labill.) Peter G.Wilson

References

1. "Leptospermopsis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. Spencer Le Marchant Moore (December 1920). "A Contribution to the Flora of Australia". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany. 45 (302): 159-220 [202]. doi:10.1111/J.1095-8339.1920.TB00123.X. ISSN   1945-9459. Wikidata   Q55760523.
3. "Leptospermopsis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
4. Wilson, Peter G.; Heslewood, Margaret M. (2023). "Revised taxonomy of the tribe Leptospermeae (Myrtaceae) based on morphological and DNA data" . Taxon. 72 (3): 550–571. Bibcode:2023Taxon..72..550W. doi:10.1002/tax.12892 . Retrieved 28 July 2024.