Callistemon

Japanese: Callistemon
Callistemon

...A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Myrtaceae family that bears numerous flowers at the ends of the branches and densely packed, deep red, thread-like stamens that spread out like brushes (illustration). Native to Australia. It grows to a height of 2-4.5m, with leaves that are about 10cm long, lanceolate, somewhat thick and hard. The five petals are small and fall off soon after flowering. The stamens are numerous and long. The fruits are spherical, about 1cm in diameter, and lignify in large numbers around the branches, remaining for many years without falling off. They look like insect eggs, and are filled with many tiny seeds inside. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Callistemon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…枝先に多数の花をつけ,それより濃赤色の糸状のおしべがブラシのように密に開出して美しいフトモモ科の常緑低木(イラスト)。原産地オーストラリア。高さ2~4.5mになり,葉は長さ10cmくらいで披針形をなし,やや厚くて硬い。花弁は5枚で小さく,開花後早く脱落する。おしべは多数あって,長い。果実は球形で径1cmくらい,枝の周囲に多数密着して木化し,永年脱落しないで残る。その姿は虫の卵のように見え,内部にごく小さな種子が多数詰まっている。…

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