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Leptospermum laevigatum

(Gaertn.) F.Muell. (1858)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Leptospermum

australian tea tree

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Large shrubs or small trees 5–6 m tall.

Stems: Bark shredding in long flakes.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades narrowly oblanceolate to oblanceolate, 16–25 mm long, 4–8 mm wide. Apex mucronate. Surfaces sparsely silky pubescent, glabrate with age, glandular–dotted. Margins entire. Short-petiolate. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–3, axillary. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Hypanthium well–developed above ovary. Calyx of 5 sepals, deltate, ca. 1–1.5 mm long, silky pubescent at least in bud, apex obtuse. Corolla of 5 petals, clawed, white, ca. 6.5 mm long. Stamens numerous, in a single series; anthers dithecal.

Fruit: Capsules woody; loculicidal; 8–10–valved; ca. 6 mm in diameter; scarcely exserted from hypanthium. Seeds linear.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Rep. Gov. Bot. Director Bot. Zool. Gard.: 22 (1858)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:963 (L); Thompson 1989:372 (KEY, DESCR); Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:5 (O? [vouchered only by cultivated coll. from Honolulu, 1956], L); Staples et al. 2002:13 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Koolau Mountains, L?‘ie falls trail. Mesic lowland. Growing among Casuarina glauca, Psidium cattleianum, Sphenomeris chinensis, Metrosideros polymorpha. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kawelo, K. USARMY 324 Oahu BISH 8/2/2013
2 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. koolau mountains, lā‘ie falls trail. wet ohia forest with native trees, shrubs, treefern PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kawelo, k. collector number: us army 324 Maui BISH
3 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. laie, laie trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. imada 2000-5 Maui US 4/8/2000
4 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Koolau Mountains, Laie Falls trail. Mesic lowland. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. Kawelo USArmy 324 Oahu PTBG 8/2/2013
5 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Laie, Laie Trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. Imada 2000-5 Oahu US 4/8/2000
6 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Koolau Mountains, L?ü?Çÿie falls trail. Mesic lowland. Growing among Casuarina glauca, Psidium cattleianum, Sphenomeris chinensis, Metrosideros polymorpha. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kawelo, K. Collector Number: US Army 324 Oahu BISH
7 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. shibuya farm, crater rd., kula. Scattered about garden. Abandoned flower farm with diverse mix of species including Banksia, Pyracantha, Eucalyptus, and Lavandula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 110331-03 Maui BISH 3/31/2011
8 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. laie, laie trail Spreading 15 ft. tall tree growing along dirt road in disturbed forest of Eucalyptus robusta, Casuarina, Syzygium cumini. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN imada, c.t. collector number: 2000-5 Oahu BISH 4/8/2000
9 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Crowe, Mrs. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1956
10 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Laie, Laie Trail Spreading 15 ft. tall tree growing along dirt road in disturbed forest of Eucalyptus robusta, Casuarina, Syzygium cumini. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Imada, C.T. 2000-5 Oahu BISH 4/8/2000
11 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Lanai In bare areas among Eucalyptus trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 2403 Lanai BISH 6/10/1985
12 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. lanai In bare areas among Eucalyptus trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hobdy, r.w. collector number: 2403 Lanai BISH 6/10/1985
13 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Laie, Laie Trail Spreading 15 ft. tall tree growing along dirt road in disturbed forest of Eucalyptus robusta, Casuarina, Syzygium cumini. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Imada, C.T. Collector Number: 2000-5 Oahu BISH 4/8/2000
14 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Laie, Laie Trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. Imada 2000-5 Oahu HAPI 4/8/2000
15 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Crowe, Mrs. Collector Number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1956
16 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. Scattered about garden. Abandoned flower farm with diverse mix of species including Banksia, Pyracantha, Eucalyptus, and Lavandula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 110331-03 Maui BISH 3/31/2011
17 Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN crowe, mrs. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1956
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