LeptospermumLeptospermum continentale (Prickly Tea-Tree) Leptospermum laevigatum (Australian Tea Tree)

Leptospermum rotundifolium, belongs to the genus Leptospermum (of which there are at time of writing, 99 described species).

Endemic to New South Wales, and naturalised to a small area in Manjimup in south-western Western Australia and recorded in eastern Victoria, Leptospermum rotundifolium is commonly known as Lavender Queen and Round-leaved Tea Tree.

Leptospermum rotundifolium (Lavender Queen), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Leptospermum rotundifolium (Lavender Queen), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW

It is an erect shrub with circular shaped leaves (that have a small point on the tip). The flowers pink or white.

Leptospermum rotundifolium (Lavender Queen), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Leptospermum rotundifolium (Lavender Queen), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Leptospermum rotundifolium (Lavender Queen), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW
Leptospermum rotundifolium (Lavender Queen), Royal Botanic Garden Sydney NSW

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Rosanae
  • Order: Myrtales
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Genus: Leptospermum
  • Species: Leptospermum rotundifolium

Footnote & References

  1. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/
  2. Leptospermum rotundifolium, Leptospermum rotundifolium, Round-leaved Tea Tree Leptospermum rotundifolium (Maiden & Betche) F.Rodway ex Cheel, Australian National Herbarium, https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp2/leptospermum-rotundifolium.html
  3. Leptospermum rotundifolium (Maiden & Betche) F.A.Rodway, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Leptospermum rotundifolium
  4. Leptospermum rotundifolium, Australian Native Plants Society (Australia), https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/leptospermum-rotundifolium/

LeptospermumLeptospermum continentale (Prickly Tea-Tree) Leptospermum laevigatum (Australian Tea Tree)

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