''Leptospermopsis'' is a genus of 8 species of flowering plants in the myrtle
family
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Myrtaceae
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previously included in ''
Leptospermum
''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...
''. It was first formally described by
Peter Gordon Wilson
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Margaret M. Heslewood
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Taxon
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Species
The following is a list of species of ''Leptospermopsis'' accepted by the
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* ''
Leptospermopsis erubescens''
(Schauer) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis fastigiata''
(S.Moore) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis incana''
(Turcz.) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis maxwellii''
(S.Moore) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis nitens''
(Turcz.) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis oligandra''
(Turcz.) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis roei''
(Benth.) Peter G.Wilson
* ''
Leptospermopsis sericea''
(Labill.) Peter G.Wilson
References
Myrtaceae genera
Flora of Australia
Taxa described in 2023
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