''Pleurocalyptus'' is a group of shrubs and small trees in the 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 ...

, first described as a genus in 1868. The entire genus is endemic to

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Xanthostemon ''Xanthostemon'' is a genus of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the myrtle plant family Myrtaceae. This genus was first described in 1857 by German–Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. According to different official sources between ...

''.Wilson, P. G. (2011). Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Species

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Pleurocalyptus austrocaledonicus ''Pleurocalyptus'' is a group of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1868. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It is closely related to ''Xanthostemon''.Wilson, P. G. (2011). Myrtaceae. In The ...

'' (Guillaumin) J.W.Dawson # ''

Pleurocalyptus pancheri ''Pleurocalyptus'' is a group of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1868. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It is closely related to ''Xanthostemon''.Wilson, P. G. (2011). Myrtaceae. In The F ...

'' (Brongn. & Gris) J.W.Dawson

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3392387 Myrtaceae genera Endemic flora of New Caledonia Myrtaceae Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart