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Leptospermum madidum subsp. sativum 091024-0762

Thailand: Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, near Pattaya, Chonburi Province

 

The species is native to the far north of Australia, this subspecies to the Northern Territory. Over the past decade or two it has become popular as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical Australia and is now being grown in tropical gardens and parks elswhere in the world.

 

See adjacent closer shot of the beautiful trunk and bark.

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Uploaded on January 2, 2010
Taken on October 24, 2009