Lithomyrtus
| Lithomyrtus | |
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| Fruit of Lithomyrtus obtusa | |
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
- ^ a b "Lithomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Klaus Kubitzki (2010). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae. Springer. pp. 249–. ISBN 978-3-642-14397-7. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Lithomyrtus". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Lithomyrtus obtusa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). 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.