''Ochrosperma'' is a group of

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s and small

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s in the myrtle family

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described as a genus in 1987. The genus is

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ;Species # '' Ochrosperma adpressum'' A.R.Bean - Queensland # '' Ochrosperma citriodorum'' (Penfold & J.L.Willis) Trudgen - New South Wales # '' Ochrosperma lineare'' (C.T.White) Trudgen - Queensland, New South Wales # '' Ochrosperma obovatum'' A.R.Bean - Queensland # '' Ochrosperma oligomerum'' (Radlk.) A.R.Bean - New South Wales # '' Ochrosperma sulcatum'' A.R.Bean - Northern Territory

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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae genera Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Malcolm Eric Trudgen {{Myrtaceae-stub