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Taxon: Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

Genus: Callistemon
Family: Myrtaceae subfamily: Myrtoideae tribe: Melaleuceae.
Nomen number: 8561
Place of publication: Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 282:49. 1913 (Stapf, Bot. Mag. 150: t. 9050. 1925)
Name verified on: 13-Oct-2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-Oct-2009
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • crimson bottlebrush   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • calistemone   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • escova-de-garrafa   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • lampborste   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AUSTRALASIA
    Australia: Australia - New South Wales [e.], Queensland [e.], Victoria [e.]

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
  • Govaerts, R. et al. 2008. World checklist of Myrtaceae.
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • Hara, H. et al. 1978–1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  • Harden, G. J., ed. 1990–1993. Flora of New South Wales.
  • Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. [lists as C. citrinus (Curtis) Stapf].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States.
  • Willis, J. H. 1970–1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria. [lists as C. citrinus (Curtis) Stapf].
  • Wrigley, J. W. & M. Fagg. 1993. Bottlebrushes, paperbarks and tea trees.
More:

Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels:

  • AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Callistemon citrinus cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

  • GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.
  • Fruit: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
  • Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8561 (19 May 2013)

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