Australian Native Plants

  Leptospermum rotundifolium (Round-leaf Tea-tree)


Leptospermum rotundifolium photo
Round Leaf Tea-tree, Leptospermum rotundifolium, Wog Wog, Morton National Park, NSW

Photograph by John Tann from Sydney. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Leptospermum rotundifolium photo
Round Leaf Tea-tree, Leptospermum rotundifolium, Wog Wog, Morton National Park, NSW

Photograph by John Tann from Sydney. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Leptospermum rotundifolium photo
Leptospermum rotundifolium in Christchurch Botanic Gardens

Photograph by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




ROUND-LEAF TEA-TREE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Leptospermum rotundifolium in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Round-leaf Tea-tree

Description
The Round-leaved Tea tree is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are round with small point on the tip, and grow about 4 mm to 7 mm long. Flowers are produced in spring from October to November. The large flowers are pale pink to purple pink with 5 petals and about 2.5 cm in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 1 cm in diameter.

Habitat
shrubland, heathland, eucalypt forest

Distribution
Round-leaf Tea-tree is found on part of the east coast of New South Wales south of Sydney.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.7m - 3m
Spread: 1m - 3m



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Leptospermum
Species:rotundifolium
Common Name:Round-leaf Tea-tree


Relatives in same Genus
  Leptospermum brachyandrum
  Leptospermum continentale
  Leptospermum coriaceum
  Leptospermum erubescens
  Leptospermum grandiflorum
  Leptospermum laevigatum
  Leptospermum lanigerum
  Leptospermum liversidgei
  Leptospermum macrocarpum
  Leptospermum morrisonii
  Leptospermum myrsinoides
  Leptospermum nitidum
  Leptospermum obovatum
  Leptospermum petersonii
  Leptospermum polygalifolium
  Leptospermum rupestre
  Leptospermum scoparium
  Leptospermum spectabile
  Leptospermum squarrosum
  Leptospermum turbinatum