''Myrtella'' is a genus of plants in the
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 ...
described as a genus in 1877. It is native to
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 ...
and to some islands of the western
Pacific.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[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.]
;Accepted species[
# '']Myrtella beccarii
''Myrtella'' is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1877. It is native to New Guinea and to some islands of the western Pacific Islands, Pacific.Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., ...
'' F.Muell. - 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 ...
, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
# ''Myrtella bennigseniana
''Myrtella'' is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1877. It is native to New Guinea and to some islands of the western Pacific.Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., F ...
'' (Volkens) Diels - 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 ...
, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands
The Mariana Islands (; also the Marianas; in Chamorro: ''Manislan Mariånas'') are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, betw ...
;Formerly included[
now classified in other genera: '' Kania'', '' Lithomyrtus'', '']Uromyrtus
''Uromyrtus'' is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1941. The greatest diversity of species are found in New Caledonia and the remainder are found in Australia, New Guinea and Borneo.Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., ...
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# ''Myrtella cordata - Lithomyrtus cordata''
# ''Myrtella hirsutula - Kania hirsutula
Kania may refer to the following:
Localities in Poland
*Kania, Ostrów Wielkopolski County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland
*Kania, Słupca County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland
*Kania, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voi ...
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# ''Myrtella microphylla - Lithomyrtus microphylla''
# ''Myrtella obtusa - Lithomyrtus obtusa''
# ''Myrtella phebalioides - Lithomyrtus retusa''
# ''Myrtella retusa - Lithomyrtus retusa''
# ''Myrtella rostrata - Uromyrtus rostrata''
References
Myrtaceae genera
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