Thaleropia

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

Metrosideros sect. Adnatae J.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]

  1. Thaleropia hypargyrea (Diels) Peter G.Wilson - New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands
  2. Thaleropia iteophylla (Diels) Peter G.Wilson - New Guinea
  3. Thaleropia queenslandica (L.S.Sm.) Peter G. Wilson - Queensland

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Plant Name Index
  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


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