- Callistemon pungens
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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
- ^ a b c "Callistemon pungens". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Callistemon~pungens. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ a b "Callistemon pungens". 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+pungens. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
External links
Categories:- Callistemon
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
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