Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Melaleuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 4.25-5.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5
Mature height (meter) 4.25 - 5.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-8
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses dye environmental use food fuel gene source material medicinal social use wood
Edible leaves nectars
Therapeutic use Insecticides (aerial part), Anti-bacterial agents (flower), Antifungal agents (flower), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Cholinergic antagonists (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Hemagglutination (seed), Antiviral agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Melaleuca citrina world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guam, Honduras, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77108602-1
WFO ID wfo-0000239474
COL ID 6RF99
BDTFX ID 76064
INPN ID 160046
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Synonyms

Metrosideros angustifolia Metrosideros citrina Metrosideros myrtifolia Metrosideros semperflorens Metrosideros falcata Metrosideros lanceolata Metrosideros latifolia Metrosideros longifolia Callistemon lanceolatus Callistemon marginatus Callistemon citrinus Callistemon pendulus Callistemon semperflorens Callistemon cunninghamii Callistemon flavescens Callistemon laevis Callistemon lanceolatus f. semperflorens Callistemon lilacinus f. albus Callistemon lilacinus Metrosideros marginata Callistemon citrinus var. splendens Callistemon lanceolatus var. pendulus Callistemon lanceolatus var. semperflorens Callistemon pendulus var. confertus Callistemon pendulus var. rigidus Callistemon lilacinus f. carminus Melaleuca citrina Callistemon lanceolatus var. sparsus Callistemon pendulus var. genuinus