Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Myrtales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Melaleuca L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. (1802)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels (1913)
  • ≡ Metrosideros citrina Curtis
Vernacular Name(s):
crimson bottlebush
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Edwards, R.D.; Craven, L.A.; Crisp, M.D.; Cook, L.G. 2010: Melaleuca revisited: cpDNA and morphological data confirm that Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae) is not monophyletic. Taxon 59: 744–754.
Ogle, C.C.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S.; Champion, P.D. 2021: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2007–2019. Perspectives in Biosecurity Research Series 5: 45–116.
Wilcox, M.D. 2012: Auckland's Remarkable Urban Forest. Auckland Botanical Society Bulletin 29: [1]–[348].