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Thaleropia

Thaleropia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1993. It is native to Queensland and Papuasia.

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Thaleropia
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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: Tristanieae
Genus: Thaleropia
Peter G. Wilson
Synonyms1

Metrosideros sect. Adnatae J.W.Dawson

Thaleropia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1993.231 It is native to Queensland and Papuasia.4

It includes three known species formally classified in the genus Metrosideros:41

References

References

  1. Australian Plant Name Index
  2. Wilson, Peter G., (1993) Thaleropia, a new genus for Metrosideros queenslandica (Myrtaceae) and its allies.. Australian Systematic Botany 6(3): 255-256
  3. Tropicos, Thaleropia Peter G.Wilson
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families