''Lithomyrtus'' is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family,
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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[ There are 11 species, native to the tropics of ]northern Australia
The unofficial geographic term Northern Australia includes those parts of Queensland and Western Australia north of latitude 26° and all of the Northern Territory. Those local government areas of Western Australia and Queensland that lie p ...
and New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
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*'']Lithomyrtus cordata
''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)
* ...
'' (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus densifolia
''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)
* ...
'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus dunlopii
''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)
* ...
'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus grandifolia
''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)
* ...
'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus hypoleuca
''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)
* ...
'' F.Muell. ex N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory, Queensland)
*''Lithomyrtus kakaduensis
''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)
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'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus linariifolia
''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)
* ...
'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus microphylla
''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)
* ...
'' (Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer (Queensland)
*''Lithomyrtus obtusa
''Lithomyrtus obtusa'', commonly known as beach myrtella, is a flowering plant species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It occurs in coastal areas in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
It is a shrub that grows to between 1 and 2 metres high. ...
'' (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - beach myrtella (New Guinea, Queensland)
*''Lithomyrtus repens
''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)
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'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory)
*''Lithomyrtus retusa
''Lithomyrtus retusa'' is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between January and December producing white-pink flowers.
It is found in gullies, escar ...
'' (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
The genus was formally described in 1857 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...
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References
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Myrtaceae genera
Myrtaceae
Flora of New Guinea
Flora of Australia