Rhodomyrtus

Rhodomyrtus

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in in Phnom Bokor National Park, Cambodia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.
Species
See text.

Rhodomyrtus is a genus of 24 species (one species undescribed) of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae.^[1] The genus is native to Asia, Malesia, Melanesia, and Australia. 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 (Snow et al. 2008).

Species include:

Rhodomyrtus canescens C .T. White & Francis
Rhodomyrtus effusa Guymer
Rhodomyrtus elegans (Blume) A.J. Scott
Rhodomyrtus guymeriana N.Snow
Rhodomyrtus kaweaensis N.Snow
Rhodomyrtus lanata Guymer
Rhodomyrtus locellata (Guill.) Burret
Rhodomyrtus longisepala N. Snow & J. McFadden
Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Benth. - Finger Cherry
Rhodomyrtus mengenensis N.Snow
Rhodomyrtus misimana N.Snow
Rhodomyrtus montana Guymer
Rhodomyrtus novoguineensis Diels
Rhodomyrtus obovata C.T. White
Rhodomyrtus pervagata Guymer
Rhodomyrtus pinnatinervis (G. Don) Benth.
Rhodomyrtus psidioides (G.Don) Benth. - Native Guava
Rhodomyrtus salomonensis (C.T. White) A.J. Scott
Rhodomyrtus sericea Burret
Rhodomyrtus surigaoensis Elmer
Rhodomyrtus takeuchii N. Snow & J. Cantley
Rhodomyrtus trineura (F.Muell.) Benth.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.

References

Snow, N., J. McFadden, J. P. Atwood. 2008. Three new species of Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb. (Myrtaceae) from Papua New Guinea. Austrobaileya 7: 691-706.

^ "Rhodomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=RHODOMYRTUS. Retrieved 2008-11-02.