Scientific Name :
Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels
Synonym :
Metrosideros citrina Curtis
Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours.
Common Name : Bottle brush, Laila Majnu, Lal Bottle Brush
Plant Family : Myrtaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to April
Flower Colour : Red
Description : Height: Up to 8 m
Stem: Brown, deeply elongated cracks
Leaves: Lanceolate, linear, short petiole, leathery, apex acuminate, ramal and cauline, also arising from above the inflorescence
Flowers: Bracteate, sepals gamosepalous green, persistent 5, petals polysepalous 5, red, infinite stamens, carpels 2 to 4
Inflorescence: Spike pendant like, 8 to 10 cm long
Fruits: Capsule
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : JM
Distribution Range : E. & SE. Australia.
Uses : Used as an ornamental plant
Leaves used as substitute for tea leaves. It gives refreshing taste
