Lithomyrtus

Lithomyrtus
Fruit of Lithomyrtus obtusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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]

  • Lithomyrtus cordata (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus densifolia N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus dunlopii N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus grandifolia N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus hypoleuca F.Muell. ex N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory, Queensland)
  • Lithomyrtus kakaduensis N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus linariifolia N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus microphylla (Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer (Queensland)
  • Lithomyrtus obtusa (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - beach myrtella (New Guinea, Queensland)
  • Lithomyrtus repens N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
  • Lithomyrtus retusa (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)

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

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. ↑ Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Lithomyrtus obtusa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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