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'''''Tristania''''' is a [[monotypic]] genus in the myrtle family [[Myrtaceae]], native to [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], closely related to ''[[bottlebrush|Callistemon]]''. The genus had a number of species, but some have been reclassified as ''[[Lophostemon]]'' and ''[[Tristaniopsis]]''. The sole species in the genus is ''T. neriifolia''. It is a small [[tree]], with dense branching. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]], opposite, simple, lanceolate, from 5-9 cm long and 1 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are produced in dense clusters of 3-15 together; each flower is 1-1.5 cm diameter, with five small yellow petals and numerous conspicuous stamens. It is commonly known as the water gum. {{Inc| Tristania (in honor of Jules M. C. Tristan, 1776-1861, a French botanist). Myrtaceae, Tall trees or shrubs, evergreen, cultivated as greenhouse shrubs in Europe and hardy in California and Florida. Leaves alternate or somewhat whorled and approximate at the ends of the branches, rarely opposite: fls. usually rather small, yellow or white, in axillary, peduncled cymes; calyx-tube turbinate-campanulate, limb with 5 short segms.; petals 5; stamens numerous; ovary inferior or semi-superior.—About 23 species, Malaya. New Caledonia, and Austral. Prop. by half-ripened cuttings in sand under glass, or by seeds. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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