Callistemon pinifolius

Callistemon pinifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Callistemon
Species:	C. pinifolius
Binomial name
Callistemon pinifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Sweet[1]
Synonyms
Metrosideros pinifolia J.C.Wendl.

Callistemon pinifolius (Pine-leaved Bottlebrush) is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to the state of New South Wales in Australia.

It grows up to 1 metre in height. The leaves are 4 to 8 cm long and 0.5 to 1.5 mm wide. These are terete or channeled and have sharply-pointed tips. The flower spikes are yellowish green or red with slightly darker anthers.^[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist Johann Christoph Wendland in 1805 as Metrosideros pinifolia. The species was transferred to the genus Callistemon by Robert Sweet in 1826.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Callistemon pinifolius". 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~pinifolius. Retrieved 2009-11-03. 
2. ^ "Callistemon pinifolius". 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+pinifolius. Retrieved 2009-11-03.