Melaleuca linearis, commonly known as narrow-leaved bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is a medium-sized shrub with narrow leaves with a rigid point, and red flower spikes in late spring or early summer.
Melaleuca linearis is a shrub growing to 3 metres (10 ft) tall with grey, hard, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 35–115 millimetres (1–5 in) long, 0.7–2.7 millimetres (0.03–0.1 in) wide, narrow linear in shape and flat to channelled or semi-circular in cross section. There is a mid-vein but the lateral veins are inconspicuous.[2][3][4]
The flowers are a shade of red, rarely green and arranged in spikes on the ends of branches that continue to grow after flowering and also on the sides of the branches. The spikes are 40–65 millimetres (2–3 in) in diameter and 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in) long with 20 to 90 individual flowers. The petals are 3.2–7 millimetres (0.1–0.3 in) long and fall off as the flower ages and there are 23–73 stamens in each flower. Flowering occurs from late spring to early summer and is followed by fruits that are woody capsules, 3.8–8.2 millimetres (0.1–0.3 in) long.[2][3][4]
In 2006, Craven described two varieties of Melaleuca linearis in the journal Novon:
Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. var. linearis[8] has leaves that are more than 1.3 millimetres (0.05 in) wide, usually 23–33 stamens per flower and occurs in Queensland south to the Coonabarabran and Narrabri districts in New South Wales and also in and between the Central Coast and Nowra districts in New South Wales.[2]
Melaleuca linearis var. pinifolia (J.C.Wendl.) Craven[9] has leaves that are less than 1.3 millimetres (0.05 in) wide, 34–73 stamens per flower and occurs in the Gilgandra, Kandos and Sydney districts in New South Wales.[2]
Synonymyedit
Plants of the World Online regards Callistemon linearis as a synonym of M. linearis,[10]C. pinifolius as a synonym of M. linearis var. acerosa (although this variety, named by Tausch has not been formally described)[11] and C. rigidus as a synonym of M. linearis var. linearis.[12] It further considers M. linearis var. pinifolia to be a synonym of M. linearis var. acerosa.[13] However, the National Herbarium of New South Wales retains the names Callistemon linearis,[14]Callistemon pinifolius[15] and Callistemon rigidus.[16]
The Australian Plant Census considers M. linearis to be a synonym of C. linearis,[17]M. linearis var. pinifolia a synonym of C. pinifolius,[18] and C. rigidus a synonym of C. linearis.[19]
A 2012 paper in the journal Muelleria suggested that if Callistemon were to be subsumed into Melaleuca, there would be "no morphological characters to uniquely define it (Melaluca)".[20] Indeed, in a 2014 paper in Taxon, Craven and others proposed transferring Beaufortia, Calothamnus, Conothamnus, Eremaea, Lamarchea, Phymatocarpus and Regelia to Melaleuca, a change largely accepted by Plants of the World Online, but not by any Australian authority.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
(Plants of the World Online considers Regelia to be a synonym of Verschaffeltia.) [28]
Distribution and habitatedit
Melaleuca linearis occurs in and between the south-east corner of Queensland, Nowra on the south coast of New South Wales and inland as far as Gilgandra. It grows in damp situations in a range of vegetation associations.[2][3]
Use in horticultureedit
Melaleuca linearis has long been in cultivation (as Callistemon linearis, C. pinifolius and C. rigidus). Although not common in gardens, it is a hardy plant, thriving in most soils but preferring full sun. It is more resistant to pests such as sawfly than other melaleucas.[4][29] It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[30]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Melaleuca linearis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ abcdefBrophy, Joseph J.; Craven, Lyndley A.; Doran, John C. (2013). Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. pp. 230–231. ISBN9781922137517.
^ abcSpencer, Roger; Lumley, Peter F. "Callistemon linearis (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Colvill ex Sweet". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: Plantnet. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ abc"Callistemon linearis". Australian Native Plants Society Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^"Melaleuca linearis". APNI. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^Schrader, Heinrich; Wendland, Johann Christoph (1796). Sertum Hannoveranum 2. p. 19. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 485.
^"Melaleuca linearis var. linearis". APNI. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Melaleuca linearis var. pinifolia". APNI. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^"Callistemon linearis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Callistemon pinifolius". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Callistemon rigidus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Melaleuca linearis var. pinifolia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Callistemon linearis". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney:Plantnet. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"Callistemon pinifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Sweet". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney:Plantnet. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"Callistemon rigidus R.Br". Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney:Plantnet. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"Callistemon linearis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Callistemon pinifolius". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Callistemon linearis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^Udovicic, Frank; Spencer, Roger (2012). "New combinations in Callistemon (Myrtaceae)". Muelleria. 30 (1): 23–25. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^Craven, Lyn A.; Edwards, Robert D.; Cowley, Kirsten J. (30 June 2014). "New combinations and names in Melaleuca (Myrtaceae)". Taxon. 63 (3): 663–670. doi:10.12705/633.38.
^"Beaufortia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Calothamnus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Conothamnus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Eremaea". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Lamarchea". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Phymatocarpus". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"Regelia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^Wrigley, John W.; Fagg, Murray (1983). Australian native plants : a manual for their propagation, cultivation and use in landscaping (2nd ed.). Sydney: Collins. pp. 192–193. ISBN0002165759.
^"Callistemon linearis". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External linksedit
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melaleuca, linearis, commonly, known, narrow, leaved, bottlebrush, plant, myrtle, family, myrtaceae, endemic, south, wales, queensland, australia, medium, sized, shrub, with, narrow, leaves, with, rigid, point, flower, spikes, late, spring, early, summer, narr. Melaleuca linearis commonly known as narrow leaved bottlebrush is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia It is a medium sized shrub with narrow leaves with a rigid point and red flower spikes in late spring or early summer Narrow leaved bottlebrush Melaleuca linearis in the Royal National Park Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Myrtales Family Myrtaceae Genus Melaleuca Species M linearis Binomial name Melaleuca linearisSchrad amp J C Wendl 1 Synonyms 1 Callistemon linearis Schrad amp J C Wendl Colvill ex Sweet Metrosideros linearis Schrad amp J C Wendl Sm Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy and naming 2 1 Synonymy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Use in horticulture 5 References 6 External linksDescription editMelaleuca linearis is a shrub growing to 3 metres 10 ft tall with grey hard fibrous bark Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 35 115 millimetres 1 5 in long 0 7 2 7 millimetres 0 03 0 1 in wide narrow linear in shape and flat to channelled or semi circular in cross section There is a mid vein but the lateral veins are inconspicuous 2 3 4 The flowers are a shade of red rarely green and arranged in spikes on the ends of branches that continue to grow after flowering and also on the sides of the branches The spikes are 40 65 millimetres 2 3 in in diameter and 5 10 centimetres 2 0 3 9 in long with 20 to 90 individual flowers The petals are 3 2 7 millimetres 0 1 0 3 in long and fall off as the flower ages and there are 23 73 stamens in each flower Flowering occurs from late spring to early summer and is followed by fruits that are woody capsules 3 8 8 2 millimetres 0 1 0 3 in long 2 3 4 nbsp Mature and immature capsules nbsp Growth habitTaxonomy and naming editMelaleuca linearis was first formally described in 1796 by Heinrich Schrader and Johann Christoph Wendland in Sertum Hannoveranum 5 6 The specific epithet linearis is a Latin word linearis meaning linear 7 in reference to the shape of the leaves of this species 2 In 2006 Craven described two varieties of Melaleuca linearis in the journal Novon Melaleuca linearis Schrad amp J C Wendl var linearis 8 has leaves that are more than 1 3 millimetres 0 05 in wide usually 23 33 stamens per flower and occurs in Queensland south to the Coonabarabran and Narrabri districts in New South Wales and also in and between the Central Coast and Nowra districts in New South Wales 2 Melaleuca linearis var pinifolia J C Wendl Craven 9 has leaves that are less than 1 3 millimetres 0 05 in wide 34 73 stamens per flower and occurs in the Gilgandra Kandos and Sydney districts in New South Wales 2 Synonymy edit Plants of the World Online regards Callistemon linearis as a synonym of M linearis 10 C pinifolius as a synonym of M linearis var acerosa although this variety named by Tausch has not been formally described 11 and C rigidus as a synonym of M linearis var linearis 12 It further considers M linearis var pinifolia to be a synonym of M linearis var acerosa 13 However the National Herbarium of New South Wales retains the names Callistemon linearis 14 Callistemon pinifolius 15 and Callistemon rigidus 16 The Australian Plant Census considers M linearis to be a synonym of C linearis 17 M linearis var pinifolia a synonym of C pinifolius 18 and C rigidus a synonym of C linearis 19 A 2012 paper in the journal Muelleria suggested that if Callistemon were to be subsumed into Melaleuca there would be no morphological characters to uniquely define it Melaluca 20 Indeed in a 2014 paper in Taxon Craven and others proposed transferring Beaufortia Calothamnus Conothamnus Eremaea Lamarchea Phymatocarpus and Regelia to Melaleuca a change largely accepted by Plants of the World Online but not by any Australian authority 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Plants of the World Online considers Regelia to be a synonym of Verschaffeltia 28 Distribution and habitat editMelaleuca linearis occurs in and between the south east corner of Queensland Nowra on the south coast of New South Wales and inland as far as Gilgandra It grows in damp situations in a range of vegetation associations 2 3 Use in horticulture editMelaleuca linearis has long been in cultivation as Callistemon linearis C pinifolius and C rigidus Although not common in gardens it is a hardy plant thriving in most soils but preferring full sun It is more resistant to pests such as sawfly than other melaleucas 4 29 It has received the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 30 References edit a b Melaleuca linearis Plants of the World Online Retrieved 31 August 2021 a b c d e f Brophy Joseph J Craven Lyndley A Doran John C 2013 Melaleucas their botany essential oils and uses Canberra Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research pp 230 231 ISBN 9781922137517 a b c Spencer Roger Lumley Peter F Callistemon linearis Schrad amp J C Wendl Colvill ex Sweet Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Plantnet Retrieved 14 July 2015 a b c Callistemon linearis Australian Native Plants Society Australia Retrieved 14 July 2015 Melaleuca linearis APNI Retrieved 14 July 2015 Schrader Heinrich Wendland Johann Christoph 1796 Sertum Hannoveranum 2 p 19 Retrieved 14 July 2015 Brown Roland Wilbur 1956 The Composition of Scientific Words Washington D C Smithsonian Institution Press p 485 Melaleuca linearis var linearis APNI Retrieved 22 November 2021 Melaleuca linearis var pinifolia APNI Retrieved 20 July 2015 Callistemon linearis Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Callistemon pinifolius Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Callistemon rigidus Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Melaleuca linearis var pinifolia Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Callistemon linearis Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Plantnet Retrieved 21 July 2015 Callistemon pinifolius J C Wendl Sweet Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Plantnet Retrieved 21 July 2015 Callistemon rigidus R Br Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Plantnet Retrieved 21 July 2015 Callistemon linearis Australian Plant Census Retrieved 22 November 2021 Callistemon pinifolius Australian Plant Census Retrieved 22 November 2021 Callistemon linearis Australian Plant Census Retrieved 22 November 2021 Udovicic Frank Spencer Roger 2012 New combinations in Callistemon Myrtaceae Muelleria 30 1 23 25 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Craven Lyn A Edwards Robert D Cowley Kirsten J 30 June 2014 New combinations and names in Melaleuca Myrtaceae Taxon 63 3 663 670 doi 10 12705 633 38 Beaufortia Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Calothamnus Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Conothamnus Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Eremaea Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Lamarchea Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Phymatocarpus Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Regelia Plants of the World Online Retrieved 22 November 2021 Wrigley John W Fagg Murray 1983 Australian native plants a manual for their propagation cultivation and use in landscaping 2nd ed Sydney Collins pp 192 193 ISBN 0002165759 Callistemon linearis www rhs org Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 12 April 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Melaleuca linearis at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melaleuca linearis amp oldid 1184111657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
