Meteoromyrtus
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| Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis flower | |
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| Genus: | Meteoromyrtus Gamble
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| Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis (Beddome) Gamble
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Meteoromyrtus is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1918.[3][4] It contains only one known species, the critically endangered Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis, native to Theerthundamalai of Kannur district in the state of Kerala in India.[1][2][5][6]
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References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Gamble, James Sykes. 1918. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1918: 241 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos, Meteoromyrtus Gamble
- ^ Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Rare, Endangered and threatened species". Kerala Forest Department. Retrieved 15 October 2014. (Cannanore/Kannur district is in Kerala and not Tamil Nadu as stated by the IUCN et al. This site lists Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis as being found in Kerala.)
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