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Neomyrtus

Neomyrtus is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae described in 1941. It contains only one known species, Neomyrtus pedunculata, endemic to New Zealand. It is found there on both the North Island and the South Island.

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Neomyrtus pedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Neomyrtus
Burret
Species:
N. pedunculata
Binomial name
Neomyrtus pedunculata
(Hook.f.) Allan
Synonyms1
  • Myrtus pedunculata Hook.f.
  • Eugenia vitis-idaea Raoul
  • Myrtus vitis-idaea (Raoul) Druce
  • Neomyrtus vitis-idaea (Raoul) Burret

Neomyrtus is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae described in 1941.23 It contains only one known species, Neomyrtus pedunculata, endemic to New Zealand. It is found there on both the North Island and the South Island.14

References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Burret, (Maximilian) Karl Ewald. 1941. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 493
  3. Tropicos, Neomyrtus Burret
  4. 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.