Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. howense
| Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. howense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Leptospermum |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. p. subsp. howense
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| Trinomial name | |
| Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. howense Joy Thomps.[1] | |
Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. howense, commonly known as tea tree or tea-tree, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The subspecific epithet refers to the island to which the subspecies is endemic.[1]
Description
It is a rough-barked
Distribution and habitat
The subspecies is
subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is a characteristic plant of the island's mountain peaks, sometimes occurring at lower elevations, in evergreen forest and shrubland.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d " Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. howense ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-876276-27-0.
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