New South Wales Christmas Bush
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Summary 2
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas Bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. The petals are actually small and white - it is the sepals that enlarge to about 12mm after the flower sets fruit and starts to dry out.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/5531227589/
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopetalum_gummiferum
More Info
- iNaturalistAU taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
