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Myrtella

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Myrtaceae

Tribe
  
Myrteae

Order
  
Myrtales

Subfamily
  
Myrtoideae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Meteoromyrtus, Lysicarpus, Conothamnus

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.

accepted species
  1. Myrtella beccarii F.Muell. - New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  2. Myrtella bennigseniana (Volkens) Diels - New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands
formerly included

now classified in other genera: Kania, Lithomyrtus, Uromyrtus

  1. Myrtella cordata - Lithomyrtus cordata
  2. Myrtella hirsutula - Kania hirsutula
  3. Myrtella microphylla - Lithomyrtus microphylla
  4. Myrtella obtusa - Lithomyrtus obtusa
  5. Myrtella phebalioides - Lithomyrtus retusa
  6. Myrtella retusa - Lithomyrtus retusa
  7. Myrtella rostrata - Uromyrtus rostrata

References

Myrtella Wikipedia