Sphaerantia

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Sphaerantia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Kanieae
Genus: Sphaerantia
Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland

Sphaerantia is a group of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1988. [1] [2] [3] The entire genus is endemic to the northern part of the State of Queensland in Australia. [4]

Species [4]
  1. Sphaerantia chartacea Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland
  2. Sphaerantia discolor Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland

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References

  1. Wilson, Peter Gordon & Hyland, Bernard Patrick Matthew (1988). "New taxa of rainforest Myrtaceae from northern Queensland". Telopea. 3 (2): 260. doi: 10.7751/telopea19884812 .{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Tropicos, Sphaerantia Peter G. Wilson
  3. Australian Plant Name Index
  4. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families