A REVIEW, OUTLOOK, AND INSIGHT, OF THE PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CALLISTEMON CITRINUS

Abstract

Callistemon citrinus, an invasive plant species that’s native to Australia, is known for its uses by traditional healers in herbal medicinal formulations. Although the use of this plant species in alternative medicine strategies is varied, and well reported in the literature, there isn’t enough information in a succinct format that can be accessed by the public, in general. Furthermore, very little information is accessible on the epidermal appendages found in this species of Callistemon. Therefore, in this paper, what’s known and isn’t about this plant species is being provided. Also, few observations on the epidermal appendages of C. citrinus is given as a means to compare it’s morphology with its function.