Lithomyrtus

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Lithomyrtus
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Fruit of Lithomyrtus obtusa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Lithomyrtus
F.Muell. [1]

Lithomyrtus is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. [2] There are 11 species, native to the tropics of northern Australia and New Guinea: [3] [4]

The genus was formally described in 1857 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lithomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. Klaus Kubitzki (2010). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. Springer. pp. 249–. ISBN   978-3-642-14397-7 . Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. "Lithomyrtus". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lithomyrtus obtusa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 22 June 2021.