Leptospermum scoparium
Also known as New Zealand teatree, broom tea-tree, manuka myrtle, manuka, mānuka, tea tree
thumb|Tea tree, 'Ruby Glow' cultivar, Cambria, California. thumb|'Wiri Donna' cultivar, Auckland Botanic Gardens|upright thumb|'Burgundy Queen' cultivar, MHNT|upright Mānuka (; Leptospermum scoparium) is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) and south-east Australia. Bees produce mānuka honey from its nectar.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
Native toChatham Is., New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania, Victoria
ギョリュウバイ（檉柳梅、学名：Leptospermum scoparium）はフトモモ科ギョリュウバイ属の常緑低木。
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Description
- History and habitat
- Ecology
- Fire ecology
- Native bush regeneration
- Pests and diseases
- Pollinators
- Continued evolution
- Names
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Parakeets and parasites
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Tea tree, 'Ruby Glow' cultivar, Cambria, California. thumb|'Wiri Donna' cultivar, Auckland Botanic Gardens|upright thumb|'Burgundy Queen' cultivar, MHNT|upright Mānuka (; Leptospermum scoparium) is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) and south-east Australia. Bees produce mānuka honey from its nectar.
The Latin specific epithet scoparium means 'like broom', referring to Northern Hemisphere genera such as Genista and Cytisus which it superficially resembles, but to which it is only distantly related.