About Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel
Melaleuca pachyphylla, also known by the scientific name Callistemon pachyphyllus Cheel, is a shrub that reaches a height of up to 3 metres (10 feet). Its leaves are alternately arranged, measuring between 25 and 119 millimetres (1 to 5 inches) long and 3 to 15 millimetres (0.1 to 0.6 inches) wide. The leaves are flat, narrow elliptic to narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end toward the leaf base, and end in a small point. They have a distinct mid-vein plus 11 to 22 side veins. Flowers are most often crimson, though they can sometimes be greenish-yellow. They are arranged in spikes located on the ends of branches (which continue to grow after flowering) and also on the sides of branches. The flower spikes are 45 to 65 millimetres (2 to 3 inches) in diameter, and hold 30 to 90 individual flowers. Each flower has petals 3.5 to 6.9 millimetres (0.1 to 0.3 inches) long that drop off as the flower ages, and 27 to 45 stamens. Flowering takes place in summer, and is followed by woody capsule fruits that are 3.9 to 7.5 millimetres (0.2 to 0.3 inches) long. This species occurs in coastal areas between Port Stephens in New South Wales and Hervey Bay in Queensland, Australia, where it grows in moist ground within wallum habitat.
