Leptospermum grandifolium

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Mountain tea-tree
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Leptospermum grandifolium in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Leptospermum
Species:
L. grandifolium
Binomial name
Leptospermum grandifolium
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Leptospermum lanigerum var. grandifolium(Sm.]) Hook.f.
  • Leptospermum grandifoliumSm. var. grandifolium
  • Leptospermum lanigerum var. grandifoliaHook.f. orth. var.
  • Leptospermum lanigerum var. grandifolium(Sm.) Hook.f.
  • Leptospermum pubescens var. grandifolium(Sm.) Domin
  • Leptospermum subargenteumGand.
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The Leptospermum grandifolium, commonly known as mountain tea-tree or woolly teatree, [2] is a species of shrub or small tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has elliptical to egg-shaped leaves with a sharp point on the tip, white flowers and relatively large, broadly hemispherical fruit.

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Description

Leptospermum grandifolium is a shrub that grows to a height of about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) or a tree up to 10 m (33 ft) tall with smooth bark that is shed in papery strips or flakes. It has narrow egg-shaped to elliptical leaves 10–35 mm (0.39–1.38 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide, often with a felty surface, with a small, sharp pointed tip and a base tapering to a short petiole. The flowers are arranged singly on short side shoots on the ends of leafy branchlets and are 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in) or more in diameter. There are broad, pale brownish bracts and bracteoles at the base of the flower bud. The floral cup is 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and densely hairy. The sepals are egg-shaped to triangular, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and densely hairy, the petals white, 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long and the stamens about 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long. Flowering occurs from October to January and the fruit is a hemispherical capsule 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) wide that remains on the plant when mature with the sepals attached. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy and naming

Leptospermum grandifolium was first formally described in 1802 by James Edward Smith in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London . [5] [6] [7]

Distribution and habitat

Mountain tea-tree is found in the eastern half of Victoria, in the Australian Capital Territory and in south eastern New South Wales as far north as the Hawkesbury River. It grows in swamps, along rocky streams and on sheltered slopes from the coast to subalpine parts of Mount Kosciuszko. [2] [4]

Cultivation

Leptospermum grandifolium is one of several Leptospermum species which are valued in cultivation. The cultivar 'Silver Sheen' is hardy in mild and coastal areas of the UK, down to −5 °C (23 °F), but requires a sheltered position. It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [8]

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<i>Leptospermum squarrosum</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Leptospermum trinervium</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Leptospermum jingera</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Leptospermum glaucescens</i> Species of shrub

Leptospermum glaucescens, commonly known as the blue-green tea tree or smoky tea tree, is a species of shrub or small tree that is endemic to Tasmania. It has elliptical to egg-shaped leaves that are often greyish green, white flowers about 15 mm (0.59 in) in diameter arranged in consecutive leaf axils and fruit that remain on the plant for some time after maturity.

<i>Leptospermum arachnoides</i> Australian species of plant

Leptospermum arachnoides, commonly known as the spidery tea-tree, is a species of shrub that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough bark, crowded linear to lance-shaped leaves with a sharp point on the end, white flowers and hairy fruit.

<i>Leptospermum macrocarpum</i> Australian species of plant

Leptospermum macrocarpum is a species of shrub that is endemic to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. It has thin, hard, sometimes gnarled bark on the older stems, broadly elliptical leaves, relatively large white, pink or dark red flowers and large fruit.

<i>Leptospermum multicaule</i> Australian species of plant

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<i>Leptospermum parvifolium</i> Australian species of plant

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<i>Leptospermum argenteum</i> Australian species of plant

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<i>Leptospermum blakelyi</i> Australian species of plant

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<i>Leptospermum brevipes</i> Australian species of plant

Leptospermum brevipes, commonly known as the slender tea-tree, is a species of shrub or small tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has fibrous bark on the main stems, smooth bark on young stems, narrow elliptical to narrow egg-shaped leaves, white flowers and hemispherical fruit that is shed when mature.

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<i>Leptospermum myrtifolium</i> Australian species of plant

Leptospermum myrtifolium, commonly known as the myrtle tea-tree or grey tea-tree, is a species of shrub that is endemic to south eastern Australia. It has broad egg-shaped to elliptical leaves, white flowers usually borne singly on short side shoots, and fruit that remains on the plant until it dies.

<i>Leptospermum polyanthum</i> Species of shrub

Leptospermum polyanthum is a rigid, spreading shrub or small tree that is endemic to New South Wales. It has thin, rough bark, young stems that are hairy at first, elliptical leaves, relatively small white flowers and fruit are shed when the seeds are mature.

<i>Leptospermum purpurascens</i> Species of shrub

Leptospermum purpurascens, commonly known as the purple-stemmed turkey bush, is a shrub or small tree that is endemic to far north Queensland. It has bark that is purple when new, elliptical to broadly lance-shaped leaves, relatively small white flowers arranged in pairs and small fruit that falls from the plants when the seeds are released.

<i>Leptospermum semibaccatum</i> Species of shrub

Leptospermum semibaccatum is a species of low, dense shrub that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has egg-shaped to narrow elliptical leaves with a blunt tip, white or pink flowers and hairy, flat-topped fruit that falls from the plant shortly after the seeds are released. It grows in poorly-drained soil in coastal heath.

<i>Leptospermum thompsonii</i> Species of shrub

Leptospermum thompsonii, commonly known as the monga tea-tree, is a species of tall shrub that is endemic to south eastern New South Wales. It has rough, flaky bark, broadly elliptical to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and a sharply-pointed tip, white flowers and fruit that remains on the plant at maturity.

References

  1. ↑ "Leptospermum grandifolium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Leptospermum grandifolium". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Joy (1989). "A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae)". Telopea. 3 (3): 425.
  4. 1 2 "Leptospermum grandifolium". Ryoal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Leptospermum grandifolium". APNI. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Smith, James Edward (1802). "Botanical characters of four New-Holland plants, of the natural order of Myrti". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 6: 299–300. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Les (1991). Field guide to the native plants of Sydney. Kenthurst, N.S.W.: Kangaroo Press. p. 53. ISBN   0864171927.
  8. ↑ "Leptospermum grandifolium 'Silver Sheen'". RHS. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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