Re: Acacia spectabilis

Ummmm, not to belabour the profoundly limited [the words are thine], most swamp dwelling species in Western Aust are Agonis spp....parviceps, linearis, floribunda etc etc and all W. Ozzies refer to them as "tea-trees". The Willow Myrtle [Agonis flexuosa] is just one of a dozen species that exist no-where but WA. The Melaleucas referred to as Paperbarks  actually do have papery bark.....but heaps don't and masquerade as "tea-trees" in the universal lingo. All Leptospermums are from the Eastern States, so they are more likely to be correct than W. Ozzies are.
And you're right about the Nullarbor......
Margaret  Moir
Olive Hill Farm
Margaret River, Western Australia.
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----- Original Message -----
From: r*@myisp.net.au
To: o*@wn.com.au ; m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: Acacia spectabilis

 
When most Australians say tea-trees they are referring to Melaleucas or Agonis spp, not Leptospermums I'm afraid, just a misnomer.....you are correct in that a tea-tree IS a Leptospermum.
 
Er Margie, this Aussie (whose knowledge of natives is profoundly limited) but grew up in Sout Aust and now lives in New South Wales has only ever know Leptospermums and tea-trees to be synonyms, the NSW synonym for agonis flexuosa is "willow myrtle" to the best of my knowledge and typically melaleuca's are known as "paperbarks" - maybe the Nullabor is the 'great divide' as opposed to the Great Dividing Range!!
 
Jane 
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