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Asteromyrtus
Sign in to saveAsteromyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the Myrtaceae family. It is closely related to Callistemon and Melaleuca.
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Vinony's link graph records 10 inbound references to Asteromyrtus, and connects out to Myrtaceae, Australia and plant.
Vinony files it under Asteromyrtus, Flora of the Australasian realm and Myrtaceae genera.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
General: , but it can be distinguished from Asteromyrtus by its spicate
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- MO, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- Asteromyrtus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Asteromyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the Myrtaceae family. It is closely related to Callistemon and Melaleuca.
==History== Asteromyrtus was described as a genus in 1843. The genus was subsequently subsumed into Melaleuca and Sinoga, but was reinstated by Lyndley Craven in 1988 to accommodate seven species, all of which are tropical shrubs or small trees native to New Guinea, Maluku, or northern Australia, in lands peripheral to the Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait. Species Asteromyrtus angustifolia (Gaertn.) Craven - n Queensland Asteromyrtus arnhemica (Byrnes) Craven - n Northern Territory, n Western Australia Asteromyrtus brassii (Byrnes) Craven - s New Guinea, n Queensland Asteromyrtus lysicephala (F.Muell. & F.M.Bailey) Craven - Aru Islands, s New Guinea, n Queensland Asteromyrtus magnifica (Specht) Craven - n Northern Territory, Groote Eylandt Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa (F.Muell.) Craven – Liniment Tree - s New Guinea, n Queensland, n Northern Territory Asteromyrtus tranganensis Craven - Aru Islands
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