Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves linear or lanceolate. Flowers in conspicuous heads or spikes near ends of branches; each flower sessile in axil of a deciduous bract, the inflorescence resembling a bottle-brush. Petals 5, deciduous. Stamens numerous in several series, free or rarely shortly united at base, much longer than the petals. Ovary 3-4-locular with many ovules per loculus. Fruit a capsule. Derivation of name: from Greek: kalli-, meaning beautiful and stemon, a stamen. Worldwide: 30 species in Australia. Burundi: 1 taxon. |
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