Rhodomyrtus
Appearance
Rhodomyrtus | |
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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Phnom Bokor National Park, Cambodia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb. |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Rhodomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1841.[2][3][4] The genus is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.[1][5][6]
Its greatest levels of diversity are on New Guinea and in northeastern Australia. DNA sequence data and morphological data indicate that the genus is artificial (polyphyletic). Additional studies are needed before it can be split into two or more smaller monophyletic genera.[7]
- Rhodomyrtus effusa Guymer - Qld
- Rhodomyrtus elegans (Blume) A.J. Scott - Maluku, NG
- Rhodomyrtus guymeriana N.Snow - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus kaweaensis N.Snow - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus lanata Guymer - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus locellata (Guill.) Burret - NC
- Rhodomyrtus longisepala N. Snow & J. McFadden - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Benth. - Finger cherry - NG, Aru, Qld
- Rhodomyrtus mengenensis N.Snow - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus misimana N.Snow - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus montana Guymer - WNG
- Rhodomyrtus obovata C.T. White - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus pervagata Guymer - Qld
- Rhodomyrtus pinnatinervis (G. Don) Benth. - NG, Bismarck
- Rhodomyrtus psidioides (G.Don) Benth. - Native guava - Qld, NSW
- Rhodomyrtus salomonensis (C.T. White) A.J. Scott - Solomon
- Rhodomyrtus sericea Burret - Qld
- Rhodomyrtus surigaoensis Elmer - Mindanao
- Rhodomyrtus takeuchii N. Snow & J. Cantley - PNG
- Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. - SE Asia, India, Sri Lanka, S China, Ryukyu Islands
- Rhodomyrtus trineura (F.Muell.) Benth. - NG, Bismarck, Qld, Maluku
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Tropicos, Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.
- ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig. 1841. Der Deutsche Botaniker Herbarienbuch 177
- ^ "Rhodomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 330 桃金娘属 tao jin niang shu Rhodomyrtus (Candolle) Reichenbach, Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch. 177. 1841.
- ^ Snow, N., J. McFadden, J. P. Atwood. 2008. Three new species of Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb. (Myrtaceae) from Papua New Guinea. Austrobaileya 7: 691-706.