Australian Native Plants

  Leptospermum petersonii (Lemon-scented Tea-tree)


Leptospermum petersonii photo
Leptospermum petersonii flowers and foliage. This photo is from Gardenology.org.

Photograph by Raffi Kojian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Leptospermum petersonii photo
Leptospermum petersonii habit.This photo is from Gardenology.org.

Photograph by Raffi Kojian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)



Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Leptospermum petersonii in Australia

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


Common Name
Lemon-scented Tea-tree

Description
The Lemon-scented Tea-tree is a shrub or small tree growing to 4 m tall. The lemon scented leaves are narrow elliptic and grow 2 cm to 4 cm long and up to 5 mm wide. Flowers are produced in summer from December to January. The flowers are white with 5 petals and about 10 15 in diameter. The fruit capsules are about 6 mm in diameter.

Habitat
eucalypt forest, rainforest margins

Distribution
north east New South Wales, south east Queensland,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 5
Spread (m): 1.5 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 650
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Leptospermum
Species:petersonii
Common Name:Lemon-scented 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 polygalifolium
  Leptospermum rotundifolium
  Leptospermum rupestre
  Leptospermum scoparium
  Leptospermum spectabile
  Leptospermum squarrosum
  Leptospermum turbinatum