Lithomyrtus

Lithomyrtus is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are 11 species, native to the tropics of northern Australia and New Guinea:

Species

beach myrtella

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae

Observations201

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 5
Family: Myrtaceae
Collections: MEL
Recorded in: Australia

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Lithomyrtus is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are 11 species, native to the tropics of northern Australia and New Guinea: Lithomyrtus cordata (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus densifolia N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus dunlopii N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus grandifolia N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus hypoleuca F.Muell. ex N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory, Queensland) Lithomyrtus kakaduensis N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus linariifolia N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus microphylla (Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer (Queensland) Lithomyrtus obtusa (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - beach myrtella (New Guinea, Queensland) Lithomyrtus repens N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) Lithomyrtus retusa (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)

The genus was formally described in 1857 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lithomyrtus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.