Leptospermum spectabile
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| Leptospermum spectabile | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. spectabile |
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| Leptospermum spectabile | |
Leptospermum spectabile is a species of shrub that is endemic to a small area of New South Wales. It has thin bark, narrow elliptic leaves, dark red flowers arranged singly on short side shoots and relatively large fruit.
Leptospermum spectabile is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 3 m (9.8 ft) and has thin, firm bark and hairy younger stems. The leaves are narrow elliptical, 20–35 mm (0.79–1.38 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide, with a stiff point and tapering to a very short petiole. The flowers are dark red, about 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter and are borne singly on short side shoots. The floral cup is densely covered with silky hairs and is about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long, tapering to a very short pedicel or sessile. The sepals are pale, egg-shaped to oblong, about 4 mm (0.16 in) long, the petals 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long and the stamens 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs from October to November and the fruit is a capsule 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in) in diameter with the remains of the sepals attached. The fruit remains on the plant at maturity.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Leptospermum spectabile was first formally described in 1989 by Joy Thompson in the journal Telopea, based on plant material collected in the Colo River gorge to the north-west of Windsor.[3][4]