Caesalpinia gilliesii
Family: MYRTACEAE
Shrub with long, lance-shaped leaves, flowers like brushes in dense ears of brilliant scarlet red. Callistemon citrinus is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to south-eastern Australia. Callistemon citrinus grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height and has leaves which are 3 to 7 cm long and 5 to 8 mm wide. The veins of the leaves are clearly visible on both sides. The flower spikes are 6 to 10 cm in length and about 4 to 7 cm in diameter. These appear in November and December (late spring to early summer) in the species native range. The stamens are red, purplish-red or lilac with dark-coloured anthers. The seed capsules are woody, cup-shaped and about 7mm wide and appear in clusters along the stems.
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