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CALLISTEMON

CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE

IMAGE NUMBER 944

Callistemon is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1814. The entire genus is endemic to Australia but widely cultivated in many other regions and naturalised in scattered locations. Their status as a separate taxon is in doubt, some authorities accepting that the difference between callistemons and melaleucas is not sufficient for them to be grouped in a separate genus. Callistemon species have commonly been referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers. This specimen, of a rare variety, was photographed in the Botanic Gardens at Cranbourne Victoria.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/137th of a second and an aperture of f6.3. Schneider Kreuznach 80mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.