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229.0000 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: 6382; 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)
229.3501 Genus Xanthomyrtus Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 362 (1922)
Distribution: montane E-Malesia, New Caledonia (2)
Species listed in database: 24
species :
Xanthomyrtus angustifolia A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 466 (1979)
Distribution: Sulawesi; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG SUL
species :
Xanthomyrtus arfakensis (Gibbs) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 366 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus arfakensis Gibbs; Fl. Arfak Mts. [Gibbs] 152 (1917)
= Myrtus klossii var. brevipedunculata Diels; Nova Guinea 14: 86 (1924)
species :
Xanthomyrtus bryophila Diels; Nova Guinea 14: 86 (1924)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus cardiophylla Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 242 (1942)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Xanthomyrtus cardiophylla var. parvifolia Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 243 (1942)
species :
Xanthomyrtus compacta (Ridl.) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 367 (1922)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 MOL NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus compacta Ridl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9: 42 (1916)
= Myrtus klossii Ridl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9: 42 (1916)
= Myrtus prostrata Gibbs; Fl. Arfak Mts. [Gibbs] 151 (1917)
= Xanthomyrtus calytrichoides Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 367 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus dielsiana Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 244 (1942)
= Xanthomyrtus klossii (Ridl.) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 366 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus klossii var. brevipedunculata Diels; Nova Guinea 14(1): 86 (1924)
= Xanthomyrtus linnaeifolia Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 366 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus prostrata (Gibbs) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 367 (1922)
species :
Xanthomyrtus diplycosifolia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 30: 415 (1926)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Negros); Moluccas
42 MOL PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia aurea Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1400 (1912)
= Eugenia diplycosifolia C.B.Rob.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 347 (1909)
= Xanthomyrtus aurea (Elmer) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 30: 415 (1926)
species :
Xanthomyrtus flavida (Stapf) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 366 (1922)
subspecies :
subsp. flavida
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi
42 BOR BRN SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus flavida Stapf; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 23: t. 2290 (1894)
variant :
var. latifolia Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. [4]: 117 (1949)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
subspecies :
subsp. moultonii (Merr.) P.S.Ashton; Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak (2011)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus moultonii Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 86: 337 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus moultonii (Merr.) Merr.; Sarawak Mus. J. 3: 533 (1928)
subspecies :
subsp. taxifolia (Ridl.) P.S.Ashton; Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak (2011)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus taxifolia Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 209 (1914)
= Xanthomyrtus taxifolia (Ridl.) Merr.; Sarawak Mus. J. 3: 532 (1928)
species :
Xanthomyrtus grandiflora A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 471 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus hienghenensis Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 16 (1934)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Xanthomyrtus hienghenensis var. latifolia Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 17 (1934)
species :
Xanthomyrtus humilis Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 243 (1942)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus kanalaensis (Hochr.) N.Snow; Austrobaileya 8(2): 179 (2010)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Austromyrtus kanalaensis (Hochr.) Burret; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 504 (1941)
= Eugenia kanalaensis Hochr.; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 280 (1910)
species :
Xanthomyrtus koebrensis (Gibbs) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 367 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrtus koebrensis Gibbs; Fl. Arfak Mts. [Gibbs] 152 (1917)
= Xanthomyrtus exigua Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 246 (1942)
species :
Xanthomyrtus lanceolata Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 241 (1942)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus leeuwenii Diels ex A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 478 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus montis-sucklingii A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 472 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus montivaga A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 471 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus oreophila A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 470 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus ovata A.J.Scott; Kew Bull. 33(3): 481 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 244 (1942)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Xanthomyrtus papuana var. parviflora Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 244 (1942)
species :
Xanthomyrtus polyclada Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 365 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus schlechteri Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 364 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
42 NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Xanthomyrtus fasciculata Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 363 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus rostrata Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 240 (1942)
species :
Xanthomyrtus scolopacina (Ridl.) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 365 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eugenia scolopacina Ridl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9: 49 (1916)
= Myrtus flavida var. glabrescens Gibbs; Fl. Arfak Mts. [Gibbs] 150 (1917)
= Xanthomyrtus longicuspis Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 364 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus longicuspis var. fruticosa Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 364 (1922)
= Xanthomyrtus pullei Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 365 (1922)
species :
Xanthomyrtus splendens N.Snow & W.N.Takeuchi; Harvard Pap. Bot. 14(2): 141 (2009)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Xanthomyrtus wendae Danet; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 36(2): 330 (2014)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
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