Leptospermum turbinatum

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Shiny tea-tree
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Cultivated specimen in California
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Leptospermum
Species:
L. turbinatum
Binomial name
Leptospermum turbinatum
Synonyms [1]

Leptospermum nitidumauct. non Hook.f.: Willis, J.H. (1973)

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Leptospermum turbinatum, commonly known as shiny tea-tree, [2] is a species of spreading shrub that is endemic to the Grampians and nearby ranges in Victoria, Australia. It has thin, rough bark, elliptical to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, relatively large white flowers and fruit that remains on the plant at maturity.

Description

Leptospermum turbinatum is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in). It has thin, rough bark with short, soft hairs on the youngest stems. The leaves are aromatic, elliptical to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long and 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) wide with a sharply pointed tip and tapering to a short petiole. The flowers are white, about 25 mm (0.98 in) wide and arranged singly on leafy side branches. The floral cup is covered with long, silky hairs, about 3 mm (0.12 in) long tapering to a short pedicel. The sepals are also hairy, long triangular and 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long. The five petals are about 12 mm (0.47 in) long and the stamens about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs in November and the fruit is a capsule 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) wide with the remains of the sepals attached and that remains on the plant at maturity. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described by Joy Thompson in Telopea in 1989 based on specimens collected in 1952 on Mackays Peak in the Serra Range, in the Grampians National Park. [3] [5] The specific epithet refers to the shape of the fruit. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The shiny tea-tree grows on rocky sandstone slopes and near granite outcrops in the Grampians National Park and nearby mountains. [2] [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Leptospermum turbinatum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Thompson, Joy (1989). "A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae)". Telopea. 3 (3): 437–438.
  4. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
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