Callistemon teretifolius

Callistemon teretifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Callistemon
Species:	C. teretifolius
Binomial name
Callistemon teretifolius F.Muell.[1]
Synonyms
Melaleuca orophila (F.Muell) Craven

Callistemon teretifolius (Needle Bottlebush or Flinders Ranges Bottlebrush) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the east of South Australia.^[2][3]

It is a medium sized shrub with a rigid habit. The leaves are needle-like with pointed tips. Red flower spikes are produced between October and December in the species native range.^[3]

The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1853 ^[1] 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 orophila.^[1]

It was depicted on an Australian postage stamp first issued in August 1975.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Callistemon teretifolius". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Callistemon+teretifolius. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
2. ^ "Callistemon teretifolius". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Myrtaceae&genus=Callistemon&species=teretifolius. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Callistemon teretifolius". Adelaide and Mount Lofy Ranges South Australia - Threatened Species Profile. Department of Environment and Heritage (South Australia). http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/regional_recovery/flora/callistemon-teretifolius.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
4. ^ "Callistemon teretifolius". Australian Plants on Postage Stamps. Australian National Botanic Gardens. http://www.anbg.gov.au/stamps/stamp.634.html. Retrieved 2009-01-15.