Myrtaceae
Crimson bottlebrush
Melaleuca citrina
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Melaleuca
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Common names
By language (13)
- arz
- كاليستيمون سيترينوس
- Chinese
- 美花红千层, 披针叶红千层
- Czech
- Štětkovec citrónový
- Dutch
- Rode lampenpoetser, Rode lampepoetser
- English
- Crimson bottlebrush
- German
- Karminroter Zylinderputzer
- Hebrew
- קליסטמון תרוג
- Nepali
- Kalki ful कल्की फूल
- Persian
- شیشه شور
- Polish
- Kuflik cytrynowy
- Slovak
- Tyčinkovec kopijovitolistý
- Swedish
- Lampborste
- Vietnamese
- Tràm liễu
Synonyms
- Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels
- Callistemon citrinus var. splendens Stapf
- Callistemon cunninghamii K.Koch
- Callistemon flavescens Regel
- Callistemon laevis Stapf
- Callistemon lanceolatus (Sm.) Sweet
- Callistemon lanceolatus Sweet
- Callistemon lanceolatus f. semperflorens (G.Lodd.) Voss
- Callistemon lanceolatus var. pendulus Regel
- Callistemon lanceolatus var. semperflorens (G.Lodd.) Heynh.
- Callistemon lanceolatus var. sparsus Regel
- Callistemon lilacinus Cheel
- Callistemon lilacinus f. albus Cheel
- Callistemon lilacinus f. carminus Cheel
- Callistemon longifolius (Dum.Cours.) Anon.
- Callistemon marginatus (Cav.) Sweet
- Callistemon pendulus Regel
- Callistemon pendulus var. confertus Regel
- Callistemon pendulus var. genuinus Regel
- Callistemon pendulus var. rigidus Regel
- Callistemon semperflorens G.Lodd.
- Metrosideros angustifolia Dum.Cours.
- Metrosideros citrina Curtis
- Metrosideros falcata Dehnh.
- Metrosideros falcata Dum.Cours.
- Metrosideros lanceolata Sm.
- Metrosideros latifolia Dum.Cours.
- Metrosideros longifolia Dum.Cours.
- Metrosideros marginata Cav.
- Metrosideros myrtifolia Hoffmanns.
- Metrosideros semperflorens G.Lodd.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, October to December (from 310 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Max Campbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul Whitington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul Whitington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James Ray, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ronavery, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: John Tann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bryce Watts-Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.