Melaleuca lazaridis is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Blackdown Tableland National Park in Queensland. (Some Australian state herbaria use the name Callistemon lazaridis).[2] It is a shrub with dark green leaves and red flowers spikes tipped with yellow.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Melaleuca |
| Species: | M. lazaridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melaleuca lazaridis | |
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Callistemon lazaridis (Craven) Udovicic & R.D.Spencer | |
Description
editMelaleuca lazaridis is a shrub growing to 4 m (10 ft) tall with hard, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 43–119 mm (2–5 in) long, 4.5–17 mm (0.2–0.7 in) wide, flat, mostly narrow egg-shaped with a mid-vein and 9 to 29 branching veins.[3]
The flowers are 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 35–60 mm (1–2 in) in diameter with 25 to 60 individual flowers. The petals are 4.5–6.5 mm (0.18–0.26 in) long and fall off as the flower ages. There are 48-59 stamens in each flower with red to deep pink filaments and yellow anthers. Flowering occurs from June to September and is followed by fruit that are woody capsules, 4.5–5.7 mm (0.18–0.22 in) long.[3]
Taxonomy and naming
editMelaleuca lazaridis was first formally described in 2006 by Lyndley Craven in Novon.[4][5] The specific epithet (lazaridis) honours Michael Lazarides, an Australian botanical collector, agrostologist and co-collector of the type specimen.[3][6]
Callistemon lazaridis is regarded as a synonym of Melaleuca lazaridis by Plants of the World Online.[7]
Distribution and habitat
editThis melaleuca only occurs in the Blackdown Tableland National Park, where it grows in a range of habitats but often near sandstone in open forest and along creeks.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Melaleuca lazaridis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Udovicic, Frank; Spencer, Roger (2012). "New combinations in Callistemon (Myrtaceae)" (PDF). Muelleria. 30 (1): 23–25. doi:10.5962/p.292240. S2CID 251007557. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Brophy, Joseph J.; Craven, Lyndley A.; Doran, John C. (2013). Melaleucas : their botany, essential oils and uses. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. p. 219. ISBN 9781922137517.
- ^ "Melaleuca lazaridis". APNI. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Craven, Lyn A. (2006). "New Combinations in Melaleuca for Australian Species of Callistemon (Myrtaceae)". Novon. 16 (4): 445–446. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[468:NCIMFA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 84723155. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators". Council of Heads of Australian herbaria. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Callistemon lazaridis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.