Callistemon pungens

Callistemon pungens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Callistemon
Species: C. pungens
Binomial name
Callistemon pungens
Lumley and R.D.Spencer[1]
Synonyms
  • Callistemon 'Armidale'
  • Callistemon 'Gilesii'
  • Callistemon 'Lana'
  • Callistemon 'Severn River'
  • Melaleuca williamsii Craven

Callistemon pungens is a shrub or small tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[1]

It grows up to 2 to 5 metres in height and has a rigid habit with silvery new growth. The leaves are 20 to 30 mm long and 3 to 5 mm wide with pointed tips. Purple flower spikes are produced in summer. [1]

The species was first formally described in 1990 in Muelleria.[2] In his 2006 paper, New Combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae), Lyndley Craven, a research botanist from the Australian National Herbarium, proposed that this species should be renamed as Melaleuca williamsii.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Callistemon pungens". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Callistemon pungens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-11-04.

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