Rhodomyrtus

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Rhodomyrtus
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa 1.jpg
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Phnom Bokor National Park, Cambodia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Rhodomyrtus
(DC.) Rchb.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Myrtus sect. Rhodomyrtus DC.
  • Cynomyrtus Scriv.
  • Psidiomyrtus Guillaumin

Rhodomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1841.[2][3][4] The genus is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.[1][5][6]

Its greatest levels of diversity are on New Guinea and in northeastern Australia. DNA sequence data and morphological data indicate that the genus is artificial (polyphyletic). Additional studies are needed before it can be split into two or more smaller monophyletic genera.[7]

Species[1]
  1. Guymer - Qld
  2. (Blume) A.J. Scott - Maluku, NG
  3. N.Snow - PNG
  4. N.Snow - PNG
  5. Guymer - PNG
  6. (Guill.) Burret - NC
  7. N. Snow & J. McFadden - PNG
  8. Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Benth. - Finger cherry - NG, Aru, Qld
  9. N.Snow - PNG
  10. N.Snow - PNG
  11. Guymer - WNG
  12. C.T. White - PNG
  13. Guymer - Qld
  14. (G. Don) Benth. - NG, Bismarck
  15. Rhodomyrtus psidioides (G.Don) Benth. - Native guava - Qld, NSW
  16. (C.T. White) A.J. Scott - Solomon
  17. Burret - Qld
  18. Elmer - Mindanao
  19. N. Snow & J. Cantley - PNG
  20. Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. - SE Asia, India, Sri Lanka, S China, Ryukyu Islands
  21. (F.Muell.) Benth. - NG, Bismarck, Qld, Maluku

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.
  3. ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig. 1841. Der Deutsche Botaniker Herbarienbuch 177
  4. ^ "Rhodomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 330 桃金娘属 tao jin niang shu Rhodomyrtus (Candolle) Reichenbach, Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch. 177. 1841.
  7. ^ Snow, N., J. McFadden, J. P. Atwood. 2008. Three new species of Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb. (Myrtaceae) from Papua New Guinea. Austrobaileya 7: 691-706.


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