Thaleropia

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Thaleropia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Tristanieae
Genus: Thaleropia
Peter G. Wilson
Synonyms [1]

Metrosideros sect. AdnataeJ.W.Dawson

Thaleropia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1993. [2] [3] [1] It is native to Queensland and Papuasia. [4]

It includes three known species formally classified in the genus Metrosideros : [4] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Plant Name Index [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Wilson, Peter G., (1993) Thaleropia, a new genus for Metrosideros queenslandica (Myrtaceae) and its allies.. Australian Systematic Botany 6(3): 255-256
  3. Tropicos, Thaleropia Peter G.Wilson
  4. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families