Amomyrtella

Amomyrtella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Subfamily:Myrtoideae
Tribe:Myrteae
Genus:Amomyrtella
Kausel

Amomyrtella is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1956.[1][2] It is native to South America, where it is distributed from Ecuador to Argentina.[3][4]

Species[3]
  1. Amomyrtella guili (Speg.) Kausel, Ark. - S Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija + Chuquisaca Provinces), NW Argentina
  2. Amomyrtella irregularis (McVaugh) Landrum & Morocho - Loja Province in Ecuador

References

  1. ↑ Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1956. Arkiv för Botanik, Andra Serien 3: 514.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Amomyrtella Kausel
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Amomyrtella Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ↑ Landrum, L. R. and V. Morocho. (2011). A new combination based on Myrcianthes irregularis (Myrtaceae) – a new genus for Ecuador. J Bot Res Inst Texas 5(1), 105-07.


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