▁and ▁fruit ▁are ▁not ▁as ▁deeply ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁b ark . ▁( In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Cra ven , ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Cow ley ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁species ▁be ▁renamed ▁Mel ale uca ▁g rac ilis .) ▁ ▁Description ▁Cal oth am n us ▁g rac ilis ▁is ▁a ▁spread ing ▁shr ub ▁growing ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁Its ▁leaves ▁are ▁fine , ▁circular ▁in ▁cross ▁section ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁tap ering ▁to ▁a ▁sharp ▁point ▁but ▁because ▁the ▁leaves ▁are ▁so ▁long , ▁the ▁plant ▁is ▁not ▁pr ick ly . ▁ ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁bright ▁red ▁and ▁arranged ▁in ▁small ▁groups ▁mostly ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁st ems . ▁The ▁flower ▁sp ikes ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁ 5 ▁sep als , ▁pet als ▁and ▁cla w like ▁st amen ▁bund les . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Cal oth am n us ▁g rac ilis ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁by ▁Robert ▁Brown ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁William ▁A it on ' s ▁H ort us ▁K ew ensis . ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁( g rac ilis ) ▁is ▁a ▁Latin ▁word ▁meaning ▁" sl ender ", ▁and ▁possibly ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁thin ▁branches ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁compared ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁otherwise ▁similar ▁Cal oth am n us ▁g ib bos us . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Cal oth am n us ▁g rac ilis ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁common ▁in ▁the