Kanakomyrtus
| Kanakomyrtus | |
|---|---|
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: | Kanakomyrtus N.Snow |
Kanakomyrtus is a genus of evergreen shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 2009.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia.[3] It is related to Archirhodomyrtus and Rhodomyrtus.[4]
Species[3]
- Kanakomyrtus dawsoniana N.Snow
- Kanakomyrtus longipetiolata N.Snow
- Kanakomyrtus mcphersonii N.Snow
- Kanakomyrtus myrtopsidoides (Guillaumin) N.Snow
- Kanakomyrtus prominens N.Snow
- Kanakomyrtus revoluta N.Snow
References
- ^ Snow, Neil Wilton. 2009. Systematic Botany 34(2): 330-340
- ^ Tropicos, Kanakomyrtus N. Snow
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Snow, N., J. McFadden, T. M. Evans, A. M. Salywon, M. F. Wojciechowski, and P. G. Wilson (2011). Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Polyphyly in Rhodomyrtus (Myrtaceae: Myrteae). Systematic Botany 36 (2): 390–404.