230.0000
Family
Myrtaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 322 (1789), nom. cons.
134 genera, ca. 6400 spp. Phylogenies: Maurin et al. 2021, Wilson et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 6394; hybrids: 102
= Baeckeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 233 (1820)
= Chamelauciaceae DC. ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 55 (1830)
= Eugeniaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 2: 378 (1820)
= Heteropyxidaceae Engl. & Gilg; Syllabus (ed. 8): 281 (1920), nom. cons.
= Kaniaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 245 (1943)
= Leptospermaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2: 378 (1825)
= Melaleucaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 268, 286 (1818)
= Myrrhiniaceae Arn.; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 154 (1839)
= Psiloxylaceae Croizat; Principia Bot. 604, 1161, 1164 (1960)
230.3931
Genus
Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.; Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 117 (1841)
Distribution: S-India to Australia. The genus is probably paraphyletic (Kubitzki Vol. X)
Species listed in database: 22
= Psidiomyrtus Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 4: 693, 696 (1932)
= Cynomyrtus Scriv.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 6: 253 (1916)
species :
Rhodomyrtus effusa
Guymer; Austrobaileya 3(3): 382 (1991)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Rhodomyrtus elegans
(Blume) A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(2): 320 (1978)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 MOL NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Macropsidium elegans Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 85 (1850)
= Octamyrtus elegans (Blume) Steenis; Blumea 19(1): 146 (1971)
= Rhodomyrtus calophlebia C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 91 (1942)
species :
Rhodomyrtus guymeriana
N.Snow & J.P.Atwood; Austrobaileya 7(4): 692 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus kaweaensis
N.Snow; Austrobaileya 7(2): 331 (2006)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus lanata
Guymer; Austrobaileya 3(3): 384 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus locellata
(Guillaumin) Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 496 (1941)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Psidiomyrtus locellata Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 4: 693, 696 (1932)
species :
Rhodomyrtus longisepala
N.Snow & J.McFadden; Austrobaileya 7(4): 696 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa
Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 273 (1867)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland)
42 MOL NWG 50 AUS
species :
Rhodomyrtus mengenensis
N.Snow; Austrobaileya 7(2): 333 (2006)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus misimana
N.Snow; Austrobaileya 7(4): 698 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus montana
Guymer; Austrobaileya 3(3): 386 (1991)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus obovata
C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 148 (1951)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus pervagata
Guymer; Austrobaileya 3(3): 380 (1991)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Rhodomyrtus pinnatinervis
C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 90 (1942)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch.
43 BIS
species :
Rhodomyrtus psidioides
(G.Don) Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 272 (1867)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus tozerii F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 2: 86 (1860)
= Nelitris psidioides G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 829 (1832)
species :
Rhodomyrtus salomonensis
(C.T.White) A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(2): 321 (1978)
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (Ysabel)
43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodamnia salomonensis C.T.White; J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 147 (1951)
species :
Rhodomyrtus sericea
Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 497 (1941)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Rhodomyrtus surigaoensis
Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2344 (1914)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao, Bohol)
42 PHI
species :
Rhodomyrtus takeuchii
N.Snow & J.Cantley; Harvard Pap. Bot. 15(1): 66 (2010)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
(Aiton) Hassk.; Flora 2 (1842)
Name: Rose myrtle
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, S-Hunan, Jiangxi, S-Yunnan, Zhejiang); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (common throughout, particularly on the East Coast); Singapore; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines (Babuyan, Luzon); Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas; Society Isl. [I] (Raiatea [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Lanai [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I])
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 40 SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI SNG SUL 61 sci 63 haw 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Scriv.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 6: 253 (1916)
= Myrtus canescens Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 311-312 (1790)
= Myrtus tomentosa Aiton; Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 2: 159 (1789)
variant :
var. parviflora
(Alston) A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33: 315 (1978)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodomyrtus parviflora Alston; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 111 (1931)
species :
Rhodomyrtus trineura
(F.Muell.) Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 272 (1867)
subspecies :
subsp. trineura
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus trineura F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 4: 117 (1864)
variant :
var. canescens
(C.T.White & Francis) A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(2): 325 (1978)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodomyrtus canescens C.T.White; Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. Queensland 22: 26 (1920)
variant :
var. macrophylla
Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 89: 1028 (1928)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodamnia trinervia var. macrophylla (Domin) C.T.White; Contr. Arnold Arbor. 4: 76 (1933)
variant :
var. novoguineensis
(Diels) A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33: 324 (1978)
Distribution: Borneo; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
42 BOR MOL NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodomyrtus novoguineensis Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 378 (1922)
subspecies :
subsp. capensis
Guymer; Austrobaileya 3(3): 378 (1991)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Rhodomyrtus verecunda
A.J.Ford & Peter G.Wilson; Telopea 24: 352 (2021)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
