Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Leptospermum Forster & Forster f. [546]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Tea tree

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Myrtaceae

family_ja: フトモモ

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distribution_en: Malaysia to New Zealand

description_en: Genus of about 80 species of evergreen shrubs and trees occurring in rainforest and semi-arid areas mainly in Australia, but also from S.E. Asia to New Zealand. They are cultivated for their usually aromatic, neat foliage and their small, sometimes profusely borne flowers. The variably shaped leaves are alternate, entire, and hairless to densely silky-hairy. The flowers are produced from the leaf axils, either singly or in clusters of 2 or 3, and are shallowly cup-shaped to star-shaped, each with 5 white, red, or pink, clawed, usually broadly ovate petals. In frost-prone areas, grow hardy species against a warm, sunny wall, and half-hardy and frost-tender species in a cool greenhouse or conservatory. A few are also suitable for an alpine house. In warmer areas, grow in a shrub border.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy (borderline) to frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-16°C (55-61°F) in autumn or spring, or root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ギョリュウバイ，ネズモドキ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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