Archirhodomyrtus

Last updated

Archirhodomyrtus
Small Leaved Myrtle.jpg
Archirhodomyrtus beckleri
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Archirhodomyrtus
(Nied.) Burret

Archirhodomyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, describe as a genus in 1941. [1] There are five known species, four native to New Caledonia and one native to Australia. [2] [3]

These are trees and shrubs with oppositely arranged leaves and flowers in the leaf axils. Flowers are solitary, paired, or in threes. There are 5 sepals, 5 petals, and many stamens. The fruit is a smooth berry with many seeds. [2]

Species [3] [4]
  1. Archirhodomyrtus baladensis – New Caledonia
  2. Archirhodomyrtus beckleri – rose myrtle – Queensland, New South Wales
  3. Archirhodomyrtus paitensis – New Caledonia
  4. Archirhodomyrtus turbinata – New Caledonia
  5. Archirhodomyrtus vieillardi – New Caledonia

References

  1. ↑ Burret, (Maximilian) Karl Ewald. 1941. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 50: 59
  2. 1 2 Genus Archirhodomyrtus. PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Archirhodomyrtus. The Plant List.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.