Callistemon glaucus
| Callistemon glaucus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Callistemon |
| Species: | C. glaucus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callistemon glaucus (Bonpl.) Sweet[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metrosideros glaucus Bonpl. Melaleuca paludosa R.Br. | |
Callistemon glaucus is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. The species is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to between 1 and 3 metres in height and has a slender, erect habit. Red flower spikes are produced between September and December in the species native range. It occurs on sandy or clay soils on swampy flats between Perth and Albany.[1]
The species was first formally described in 1816 by French botanist Aimé Bonpland in Description des Plantes Rares cultivees a Malmaison et a Navarre as Metrosideros glaucum, which was later revised to Metrosideros glaucus. Robert Sweet transferred the species to the genus Callistemon in 1830 in Sweet's Hortus Britannicus. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Callistemon glaucus". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Callistemon glaucus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-11-04.