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Apectospermum

Apectospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae previously included in Leptospermum. It includes four species native to Southwest Australia. It was first formally described by Peter Gordon Wilson and Margaret M. Heslewood in the journal Taxon.

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Apectospermum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Leptospermeae
Genus: Apectospermum
Peter G.Wilson1

Apectospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae previously included in Leptospermum. It includes four species native to Southwest Australia. It was first formally described by Peter Gordon Wilson and Margaret M. Heslewood in the journal Taxon.12

Species

The following is a list of species of Apectopspermum accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of August 2024.1

References

References

  1. "Apectospermum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. Wilson, Peter G.; Heslewood, Margaret M. (2023). "Revised taxonomy of the tribe Leptospermeae (Myrtaceae) based on morphological and DNA data". Taxon. 72 (3): 550–571. Bibcode:2023Taxon..72..550W. doi:10.1002/tax.12892. Retrieved 28 July 2024.