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Callistemon (Bottlebrush genus) Life
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Thirty-four species, mainly endemic to Australia but
there are also four species on New Caledonia island. Three species are naturalised
in southern Africa and there are a further 10 species are cultivated in the
region.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of
Zimbabwe.
Callistemon rigidus (Stiff
bottlebrush)
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Callistemon speciosus (Albany
bottlebrush)
Native to western Australia. |
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Callistemon viminalis (Weeping
bottlebrush)
Native to Australia, rarely naturalised in open places and by streams in
Zimbabwe. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Callistemon acuminatus
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Callistemon brachyandrus
Native to southeastern Australia. |
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Callistemon citrinus (Lemon
bottlebrush)
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Callistemon linearis
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Callistemon macropunctatus
Native to southeastern Australia. |
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Callistemon pachyphyllus (Wallum
bottlebrush)
Native to northeastern Australia. |
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Callistemon pallidus (Lemon
bottlebrush)
Native to southeastern Australia. |
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Callistemon phoeniceus
Native to western Australia. |
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Callistemon salignus (Yellow
bottlebrush)
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Callistemon teretifolius
Native to southern Australia. |
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