Leptospermum blakelyi
| Leptospermum blakelyi | |
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| In the Wolgan Valley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | L. blakelyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptospermum blakelyi Joy Thomps.[1] | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Leptospermum blakelyi is a species of shrub that is endemic to rocky clifftops near Lithgow in New South Wales. It has densely silky young stems, egg-shaped to elliptical leaves and white or pink flowers.
Description
Leptospermum blakelyi is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and has closely adhering flakes of bark that is shed in fibrous strips. Young stems are densely hairy at first. The leaves are broadly elliptical to egg-shaped, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) wide on a short
Taxonomy and naming
Leptospermum blakelyi was first formally described in 1989 by
Joy Thompson in the journal Telopea.[3][4] The specific epithet (blakelyi) honours William Blakely who wrote an unpublished description of this species.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This tea-tree grows on rocky clifftops in heath near Lithgow.[3][2]
References
- ^ "Leptospermum blakelyi". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Leptospermum blakelyi". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Thompson, Joy (1989). "A revision of the genus Leptospermum (Myrtaceae)". Telopea. 3 (3): 378–379.
- ^ "Leptospermum blakelyi". APNI. Retrieved 22 March 2020.