Leptospermum macrocarpum
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| Leptospermum macrocarpum | |
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| In the Cologne Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. macrocarpum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum macrocarpum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptospermum lanigerum var. macrocarpum Maiden & Betche | |
Leptospermum macrocarpum is a species of shrub that is endemic to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. It has thin, hard, sometimes gnarled bark on the older stems, broadly elliptical leaves, relatively large white, pink or dark red flowers and large fruit.
Leptospermum macrocarpum is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and has thin, rough, sometimes gnarled bark and young stems that are hairy at first. Its leaves are broadly elliptical, mostly 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) wide on a short but distinct petiole. The flowers are greenish white, pink or dark red, 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) wide and arranged singly on short side shoots. There are large, broad, reddish brown bracts at the base of the flower buds but these are shed before the flower opens. The floral cup is 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long, covered with long silky hairs, the sepals broadly egg-shaped to round, 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long, the petals 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and the stamens 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long. Flowering occurs from October to December and the fruit is a woody capsule 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) wide that is not shed when mature.[2][3][4]