Myrtaceae Juss.
Metrosideros lanceolata Sm. , nom. illeg., nom. superfl., scientific
Smith, J.E. (1797), Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 272 BHL [nom. nov.]
replaced synonym: Metrosideros citrina Curtis legitimate
  • Text: "It is totally unaccountable to me how this plant came by the name of citrina, there being nothing about it approaching to a lemon-colour, except the pollen, which would hardly have occasioned such a denomination. Sometimes I have imagined it might allude to a resemblance in the appearance or smell of the leaves to a lemon tree, which however does not exist ; and if it did, the name ought to have been citrea. I would never change a name that has been generally in use, whether published or not ; but this is too preposterous to be retained."
Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 522 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Metrosideros citrina Curtis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Metrosideros decora Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Metrosideros marginata Cav. legitimate
Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1828), Myrtaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 223 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon lanceolatus DC. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(26): 53 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon lanceolatus Colvill ex Sweet nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 120 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon lanceolatus DC. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1008 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Domin isonym
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels legitimate
Parnell, J. & Soh, W.K. (July 2018), Nomenclature and typification of various Myrtaceae in Southeast Asia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75(2): 207 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels legitimate