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Leptospermum / ˌ l ɛ p t ə ˈ s p ɜːr m əm,-t oʊ-/ [2] [3] 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.
Some species of Melaleuca, especially M. alternifolia, are cultivated for the production of tea tree oil, and in plantations are susceptible to a number of insect pests. The most significant of these is the chrysomelid Paropsisterna tigrina , but other beetles , cutworm caterpillars ( Agrotis species ), psyllids , mole crickets ( Gryllotalpa ...
Kunzea ericoides, commonly known as kānuka or white tea-tree, is a tree or shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It has white or pink flowers similar to those of Leptospermum and from its first formal description in 1832 until 1983 was known as Leptospermum ericoides .
Balsam is the resinous exudate (or sap) which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs.Balsam (from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree," ultimately from a Semitic source such as Hebrew: בֹּשֶׂם, romanized: bośem, lit.
A long-lost tree species has new life after scientists planted a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s during an archaeological dig.
Leptospermum grandifolium is a shrub that grows to a height of about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) or a tree up to 10 m (33 ft) tall with smooth bark that is shed in papery strips or flakes. It has narrow egg-shaped to elliptical leaves 10–35 mm (0.39–1.38 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide, often with a felty surface, with a small, sharp ...
Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [3] The genus is endemic to North America. [2] [4] Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, the first being inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia).
Balsam tree is the common name given to several genera or species of trees that are the source of resinous products, often known as balsam or balm. Balsam tree may refer to: Abies balsamea, balsam fir, the source of Canada balsam; Colophospermum mopane, an African leguminous tree with resinous seeds