Golden penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus)
Description
Xanthostemon chrysanthus grows as a tree to 10–15 metres (33–49 ft) high and 5–8 metres (16–26 ft) wide in the wild.It is generally much more compact in gardens.The bark is rough and the habit bushy.The shiny green elliptic leaves measuring 7–22 cm long by 2–9.5 cm wide.They are arranged in whorls along the stems.The flowerheads,or racemes,are terminal or axillary and measure up to 15 cm (5.9 in) in diameter.They are made up of numerous small (1–2 cm diameter) individual golden flowers.Flowering is followed by small (1-1,5 cm) green or brown woody capsules which are ripe between August and February.Flowers can appear at any time of year
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Xanthostemon
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