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Austromyrtus
Sign in to saveAustromyrtus is a genus of shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The genus was first described in 1893 by Franz Josef Niedenzu as a section of Myrtus, but in 1941 it was elevated to a genus by Max Burret.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 28
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- MEL, UCONN, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu
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Austromyrtus is a genus of shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The genus was first described in 1893 by Franz Josef Niedenzu as a section of Myrtus, but in 1941 it was elevated to a genus by Max Burret.
Three species are found along the east coast of Australia in Queensland and in New South Wales, and A. mendute is endemic to New Caledonia. The fruits of A. dulcis have a hint of cinnamon flavouring. The species under this generic name in New Caledonia are being taxonomically revised and will be transferred to another genus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Austromyrtus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.