Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell
Erect to spreading Mallee or small tree with peeling greyish bark and grey-green leaves, purplish when young, heart-shaped at the base and with wavy, scalloped margins, and corymb-like cymes of 3-7 creamy-white flowers in summer. To 8m [RHSE, Beadle, FNSW].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘There is a very remakable difference in the whole habit of this tree, from those species which approach so near to Melaleuca, as scarcely to be distinguished but by the filaments being unconnected. These last, however, are separated from Metrosideros, by Mr. Brown, under the name of Callistemon. Communicated by Mr. Whitley, in July 1809. Native of New South-Wales. Is by no means tender, only requiring to be protected from frost. Propagated by cuttings. First raised about the year 1787, in the garden of the late Dr. William Pitcairn, at Islington.’ [BM t.1960/1818]. Don. LBC no.106/1817.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.55/1857]. Probably collected by Macarthur or one of his colleagues on the Central coast near Port Stephens at the Australian Agricultural Company’s property. It occurrs only in the Sydney Region on Hawkesbury Sandstone and on the Central Coast. [FNSW].
Notes
Published Mar 27, 2009 - 03:13 PM | Last updated Mar 29, 2010 - 04:19 PM
Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell | BM t.1960/1818 | BHL
| Family | Myrtaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Eastern Australia |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Dwarf or Scrub Apple |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Angophora cordata |
| Confidence level | high |
