Aluta

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Aluta
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Aluta maisonneuvei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Aluta
Rye & Trudgen
Species

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Aluta is a genus of small shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. Species occur in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. When the genus was erected in 2000, three species were transferred from the genus Thryptomene . [1] [2] [3]

Species include:

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References

  1. "Aluta". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. "Aluta". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. Rye, B.L. & Trudgen, M.E. (2000). "Aluta, a new Australian genus of Myrtaceae". Nuytsia. 13 (2): 347–348.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)