Biology:Lithomyrtus
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lithomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Lithomyrtus. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ Klaus Kubitzki (2010). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. Springer. pp. 249–. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=_hHvYeQYTTEC&pg=PA249. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Lithomyrtus". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Myrtaceae/Lithomyrtus/. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Lithomyrtus obtusa". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Lithomyrtus_obtusa.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q9023017 entry
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