Leptospermum laevigatum
Rep. (Annual) Gov. Bot. Director Bot. Zool. Gard. 17: 22. 1858.
Basionym: Fabricia laevigata Gaertner Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 175. 1788
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Shrubs or trees with spreading, twisted trunks; bark fibrous, shed in long strips. Leaves: blade obovate-oblong, 10–28 × 5–10 mm, principal veins inconspicuous, apex blunt or sharply apiculate. Inflorescences usually in pairs, of unequal age. Flowers 1.5–2 cm wide; calyx persisting until fruit maturity, lobes subtriangular 1–1.5 mm, internally sericeous; petals caducous, spreading; stamens 2 mm; style 1 mm, glabrous. Capsules 7–8 mm wide; valves 7–12.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Disturbed coastal areas.
Elevation: 0–50 m.
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., se Australia
Discussion
Leptospermum laevigatum is known from the Central Coast. It is commonly cultivated along the coast, sometimes to stabilize moving sand.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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dehiscing +
fibrous +
parallelodromous +
faint +
obovate-oblong +
absent +
absent +
persisting +
imbricate +
distinct +
equaling +
nutlike +
oily +
starchy +
absent +
scant +
clustered +
epigynous +
maturity +
woody +
young +
aromatic +
simple +
prolonged +
cup-shaped +
Present +
1-3-flowered +
axillary +
true +
alternate +
persistent +
sericeous +
subtriangular +
? (?) +
sinuate +
visible +
carpellate +
[2-]6-12-locular +
axile +
bitegmic +
multiseriate +
biseriate +
imbricate +
white +
caducous +
spreading +
inconspicuous +
Rep. (Annual) Gov. Bot. Director Bot. Zool. Gard. +
1858 +
numerous +
unarmed +
clonal +
terrestrial +
synoecious +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
true +
shorter +
surrounding +
glabrous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
equaling +
Leptospermum laevigatum +
Leptospermum +
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twisted +
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