Leptospermum nitidum, commonly known as shiny tea-tree,[2] is a species of compact shrub that is endemic to Tasmania. It has crowded, aromatic, elliptical leaves, white flowers about 15 mm (0.59 in) in diameter and fruit that remain on the plants until it is burned or dies.
Leptospermum nitudum is a densely foliaged, compact shrub that typically grows to a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and has scaly bark. The leaves are aromatic, mostly glabrous, elliptical, 8–20 mm (0.31–0.79 in) long, 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) wide and glossy, usually with a sharp point on the tip and tapering at the base to a short petiole. The flowers are white, about 15 mm (0.59 in) wide and arranged on the ends of leafy side branches. There are golden brown bracts and bracteoles at the base of the flower buds but that usually fall off before the flower opens. The floral cup is 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long with triangular sepals mostly 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long. The petals are about 6 mm (0.24 in) long and the stamens 2.5–3 m (8 ft 2 in – 9 ft 10 in) long. Flowering occurs in January and the fruit is a capsule 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) long with the sepals attached and that remains on the plant at maturity.[3][4][5]
Leptospermum nitidum was first formally described in 1856 by English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in The Botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae based on specimens collected by Ronald Gunn.[6][7] The specific epithet (nitidum) is a Latin word meaning "shining" or "bright".[8]
Shiny tea-tree grows in cold, moist, heath and is widespread in Tasmania, including on Cape Barren Island.[3]
Leptospermum nitidum, commonly known as shiny tea-tree, is a species of compact shrub that is endemic to Tasmania. It has crowded, aromatic, elliptical leaves, white flowers about 15 mm (0.59 in) in diameter and fruit that remain on the plants until it is burned or dies.
Leptospermum nitidum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong Họ Đào kim nương. Loài này được Hook.f. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1856.[2]
Leptospermum nitidum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong Họ Đào kim nương. Loài này được Hook.f. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1856.
Leptospermum nitidum Hook.f., 1856
СинонимыLeptospermum nitidum (лат.) — вид цветковых растений рода Тонкосемянник (Leptospermum) семейства Миртовые (Myrtaceae).
Кустарник около 2 м высотой с узкими листьями около 2 см длиной. Цветки белые.
Впервые вид был описан в 1856 году английским ботаником Джозефом Гукером в The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae на основании образцов, собранных Рональдом Ганном.
Выращивается как декоративное растение. Может расти в густой тени и выдерживает мороз до -7 °C. Размножение черенками и семенами. Сорт, известный как Leptospermum nitidum 'Copper Sheen', возможно, является формой тонкосемянника конического (Leptospermum turbinatum).
Leptospermum nitidum (лат.) — вид цветковых растений рода Тонкосемянник (Leptospermum) семейства Миртовые (Myrtaceae).