''Thaleropia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of flowering plants 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 1993.Tropicos, ''Thaleropia'' Peter G.Wilson
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/ref> It is native to

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

and

Papuasia Papuasia is a Level 2 botanical region defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in the Melanesia ecoregion of Oceania and Tropical Asia. It comprises the f ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It includes three known species formally classified in the genus ''

Metrosideros ''Metrosideros'' is a genus of approximately 60 trees, shrubs, and vines mostly found in the Pacific region in the family Myrtaceae. Most of the tree forms are small, but some are exceptionally large, the New Zealand species in particular. The n ...

'': # '' Thaleropia hypargyrea'' (Diels) Peter G.Wilson -

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Thaleropia iteophylla ''Thaleropia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1993. It is native to Queensland and Papuasia. It includes three known species formally classified in the genus ''Metrosideros'': # '' Thaleropia ...

'' (Diels) Peter G.Wilson -

# '' Thaleropia queenslandica'' (L.S.Sm.) Peter G. Wilson -

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Myrtaceae genera Myrtaceae Australasian realm flora {{Myrtaceae-stub