Xanthostemon Umbrosus
''Xanthostemon umbrosus'' is a tree species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Australia. The tree typically grows to a height of . It blooms in between May and June producing yellow-cream coloured flowers. It is found in sandstone crevices in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and is also found in the top end of the Northern Territory and north Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ .... References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15391111 Xanthostemon, umbrosus Rosids of Western Australia Plants described in 1982 Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Queensland ...
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Lindl
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his ...
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