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

Stamens shorter or only slightly longer than the petals Leptospermum

Capsule persisting for several years, hard and woody. Summit of the ovary glabrous

External surface of floral tube glabrous or occasionally very shortly pubescent. Sepals falling from mature capsule (except in L. epacroideum and L. petraeum)

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Leaves obtuse or grooved and recurved or emarginate at the tip, rarely acute but never pungent

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Leaves pungent-tipped, concave or involute, acute acuminate or acicular