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Callistemon viminalis
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Lake Chivero
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Lake Chivero
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| Synonyms: |
Metrosideros viminalis Sol. ex Gaertn. |
| Common names: | Weeping bottle-brush (English) |
| Description: | Shrub or small tree with long drooping branches. Leaves crowded near the ends of branches, linear-lanceolate. Flowers in pendent spikes; petals small, inconspicuous and deciduous, the spike consisting mostly of masses of bright red stamens, resembling a bottle brush. Fruit a small woody capsule. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | viminalis: with long slender stems suitable for wicker or basketwork |
| Flowering time: | All year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Australia |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 264. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 64. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 292 - 293. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Callistemon viminalis:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Callistemon viminalisFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Callistemon viminalis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Callistemon viminalisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Callistemon viminalis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Callistemon viminalis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Callistemon viminalis
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iNaturalist: Callistemon viminalis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Callistemon viminalis
JSTOR Plant Science: Callistemon viminalis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Callistemon viminalis
Plants of the World Online: Callistemon viminalis
Tropicos: Callistemon viminalis
Wikipedia: Callistemon viminalis
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