| New South Wales Christmas bush | |
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| Flowering branch of Ceratopetalum gummiferum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratopetalum |
| Species: | C. gummiferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratopetalum gummiferum | |
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. The petals are actually small and white - it is the sepals that enlarge to about 12mm after the flower sets fruit and starts to dry out.[1]
The specific name gummiferum alludes to the large amounts of gum that is discharged from cut bark.
- ^ G. J. Harden. "New South Wales Flora Online: Ceratopetalum gummiferum". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.