Leptospermum grandiflorum

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Phylogeny & links to associated information:

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Plant  information

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Flowers

• The flowers are arranged singly on short side branches on a pedicel about 1 mm long and are about 20 mm in diameter

• The floral cup is dark and wrinkled, about 3 mm long and more or less glabrous

• The sepals are broadly egg-shaped to round, 2.5–3.5 mm long and fall off as the fruit develops

• The petals are white, about 8 mm long and the stamens 4–5 mm long

• Flowering occurs from February to April 

Fruit:                            

• The fruit is a capsule 9–12 mm wide 

• The fruit remains on the plant for long time after reaching maturity

Leaves:         

•  The leaves are thick, greyish green, elliptical to broadly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base

• Mostly 10–15 mm long and 4–8 mm wide, tapering to a short, often twisted petiole

Stem & branches: 

• A densely-branched shrub 

• It typically grows to a height of 1.5–5 m or more

• Has rough bark on older branches and whitish young stems

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Shrub or small tree 

Habitat:   

• Grows on granite rocks 

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to eastern Tasmania

• Mostly on or near the Freycinet Peninsula

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy 

  • Leptospermum grandiflorum was first formally described in 1821 by the British nurserymen Joachim, George and William Loddiges in their journal, The Botanical Cabinet

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospermum_grandiflorum (2023)