Leptospermum scoparium

Leptospermum scoparium

Leptospermum scoparium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Leptospermeae
Genus: Leptospermum
Species: Leptospermum scoparium

Name

Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., 1776

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. vulgare Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 452 (1928), not validly publ.
  • Melaleuca scoparia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 343 (1782)
• Heterotypic
  • Philadelphus floribundus Usteri ex Roem. in Bot. Mag. (Römer & Usteri) 3: 177 (1790)
  • Philadelphus scoparius var. linifolius Aiton in Hort. Kew. 2: 156 (1789)
  • Leptospermum bullatum Fitzh. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 100 (1912)
  • Leptospermum floribundum Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 349 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Leptospermum humifusum A.Cunn. ex S.Schauer in Linnaea 15: 425 (1841)
  • Leptospermum linifolium (Aiton) Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 381 (1811), nom. illeg.
  • Leptospermum multiflorum Cav. in Icon. 4: 17 (1797)
  • Leptospermum nichollsii Dorr.Sm. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 43: 399 (1908)
  • Leptospermum obliquum Colla in Hortus Ripul., App. 2: 351 (1825)
  • Leptospermum oxycedrus S.Schauer in Linnaea 15: 432 (1841)
  • Leptospermum pungens Otto & A.Dietr. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 9: 260 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. bullatum Rehder in Gardening Ill. 30: 415 (1909)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. confertifolium S.Schauer in Linnaea 15: 425 (1841)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. eximea B.L.Burtt in Bot. Mag. 162: t. 9582 (1939)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. forsteri S.Schauer in Linnaea 15: 425 (1841)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. linearifolium Otto & A.Dietr. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 9: 260 (1841)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. linifolium (Aiton) Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 384 (1811)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. myrtifolium W.T.Aiton in Hortus Kew. 3: 181 (1811)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. nichollsii (Dorr.Sm.) Ewart in Fl. Victoria: 856 (1931)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. parvum Kirk in Stud. Fl. New Zealand: 158 (1899)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. prostratum Hook.f. in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 70 (1852)
  • Leptospermum scoparium roseum J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies in Nursery Cat. (Duncan & Davies) 1925: 13 (1925)
  • Leptospermum scoparium rubrum-pygmaeum J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies in Nursery Cat. (Duncan & Davies) 1925: vii (1925)
  • Leptospermum scoparium var. sericeum Regel in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1863: 34 (1863)
  • Melaleuca tenuifolia J.C.Wendl. in Bot. Beob.: 50 (1798)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Australasia Regional: Australia Chatham Is., New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South Introduced into: Azores, Great Britain, Hawaii, Madeira References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forster, J.R. & Forster, J.G.A. 1776. Characteres generum plantarum, quas in itinere ad insulas maris Australis : collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis 1772–1775. [Editio secunda.] x + 150 pp., 75 tab., Londini: apud B. White, T. Cadell, & P. Elmsly. BHL Reference page. : 72, t. 36, fig. 1.

Additional references

• Dawson, M.I. 1990: Leptospermum scoparium (manuka) – chromosome variation of cultivars. Horticulture in New Zealand, 1(2): 15–19.
• Dawson, M.I. 1997: A history of Leptospermum scoparium in cultivation – discoveries from the wild. New plantsman, 4(1): 51–59.
• Dawson, M.I. 1997: A history of Leptospermum scoparium in cultivation: garden selections. New plantsman, 4(2): 67–78.
• Dawson, M. 2010: A history of Leptospermum scoparium in cultivation: garden selections. The second of a two-part series. New Zealand garden journal, 13(1): 2–9. full article (PDF)
• Stephens, J.M.C.; Molan, P.C.; Clarkson, B.D. 2005: A review of Leptospermum scoparium (Myrtaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand journal of botany, 43(2): 431–449. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512966

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Leptospermum scoparium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Leptospermum scoparium. Published online. Accessed: June 02 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Leptospermum scoparium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Leptospermum scoparium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 June 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leptospermum scoparium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Mānuka or Tea tree
suomi: Ruusumyrtti
français: Manuka
Māori: mi:Mānuka
македонски: Манука

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