Leptospermum turbinatum
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| Shiny tea-tree | |
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| Cultivated specimen in California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. turbinatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum turbinatum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptospermum nitidum auct. non Hook.f.: Willis, J.H. (1973) | |
Leptospermum turbinatum, commonly known as shiny tea-tree,[2] is a species of spreading shrub that is endemic to the Grampians and nearby ranges in Victoria, Australia. It has thin, rough bark, elliptical to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, relatively large white flowers and fruit that remains on the plant at maturity.
Leptospermum turbinatum is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in). It has thin, rough bark with short, soft hairs on the youngest stems. The leaves are aromatic, elliptical to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long and 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) wide with a sharply pointed tip and tapering to a short petiole. The flowers are white, about 25 mm (0.98 in) wide and arranged singly on leafy side branches. The floral cup is covered with long, silky hairs, about 3 mm (0.12 in) long tapering to a short pedicel. The sepals are also hairy, long triangular and 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long. The five petals are about 12 mm (0.47 in) long and the stamens about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Flowering mainly occurs in November and the fruit is a capsule 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) wide with the remains of the sepals attached and that remains on the plant at maturity.[2][3][4]