Leptospermum J.R. Forst. & G.Forst.

Stamens shorter or only slightly longer than the petals Leptospermum

Capsule usually shed soon, persisting at most for a year, not hard and woody. Summit of the ovary pubescent

Ovary 3–5-locular. Capsule ± domed

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Leaves 2–4 mm wide, petiolate, up to 25 mm long. Flowers 5–6 mm diam. Petals white. Ovary mostly 5-locular. Capsule c. 3 mm diam. Shrub up to 5 m high with furrowed flakey bark. Widespread. Heath and DSF. Ss. Fl. spring–summer Leptospermum polyanthum

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Leaves 1–2 mm wide, sessile, up to 15 mm long. Flowers 8–10 mm diam. Petals white. Ovary 4–5-locular. Capsule 3–4 mm diam. Shrub up to 5 m high; the bark shedding in strips. Lane Cove. Vulnerable. DSF. Fl. spring–summer Leptospermum deanei