Biology:Leptospermum rupestre
| Leptospermum rupestre | |
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| Leptospermum rupestre, Walls of Jerusalem National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. rupestre
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum rupestre Hook.f.[1]
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| Leptospermum rupestre is endemic to Tasmania[2] | |
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Leptospermum rupestre, commonly known as alpine tea-tree or prostrate tea-tree,[3] is a flowering shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania. In alpine areas it assumes a prostrate habit while in subalpine areas it appears as a large shrub.
Description
Leptospermum rupestre is a common alpine and subalpine shrub in Tasmania. The growth habit varies, at higher exposed altitudes it is a prostrate plant up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. At lower altitudes it can become a large shrub to 4 m (13 ft) high. It has small, blunt, shiny dark green, oval to elliptic shaped leaves, 2–9 mm (0.079–0.354 in) long. The white flowers are small 1 cm (0.39 in) wide, 5 petalled, with an open habit and flower in profusion in leaf axils during summer. The reddish branches become mat-forming over rocks. The small seed capsules are about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter.[4][5][6]
Taxonomy and naming
Leptospermum rupestre was first formally described in 1840 by botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker and the description was published in Icones Plantarum.[7][8] Robert Brown observed it growing on rocky outcrops on Mount Wellington and nearby mountains. The word rupestre is derived from the Latin word rupestris,[9] meaning rocky, referring to the habitat where it was found.[7]
Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to Tasmania, found growing in a sunny situation on light to medium soils.[3]
Cultivation
It is one of the hardiest species of its genus and is suitable for cultivation outdoors.[10]
References
- ↑ "Leptospermum rupestre". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/100599. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leptospermum rupestre Hook.f." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/597500-1. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Leptospermum rupestre". https://www.olelantanaseeds.com.au/product/leptospermum-rupestre-prostrate-or-alpine-tea-tree-seeds-x-200/. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ Wrigley, John W.; Fagg, Murray (2001). Australian Native Plants. Louise Eggerton-Read New Holland. ISBN 1-876334-30-4.
- ↑ "Leptospermum rupestre". https://www.australianplants.com/plants.aspx?id=1491. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Leptospermum rupestre (Myrtaceae)". Key to Tasmanian vascular plants. University of Tasmania. http://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/MYRTS/sLeptospermum_rupestre.htm. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Icones Plantarum". https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54439#page/22/mode/1up. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "Leptospermum rupestre". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/527686. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ Francis Aubie Sharr (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings. Kardinya Western Australia: Four Gables Press. p. 299. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ Dawson, M. (2012). "Australian Leptospermum in cultivation: species and cultivars." NZ Garden J, 15, 14-22.
Wikidata ☰ Q1529736 entry
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