Rhodomyrtus

Rhodomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1841 and native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae

Native toBismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar

Observations recorded11,415

General: , but Rhodomyrtus can be easily distinguished in New Guinea by its 5-merous

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 239
With media: 195
Family: Myrtaceae
Collections: A, CAS, GH
Recorded in: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia/Sabah, Cambodia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Myrtaceae
Image: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa 1.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Rhodomyrtus
Commons category: Rhodomyrtus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10409
topic's main category: Category:Rhodomyrtus
taxon common name: 桃金娘属

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Rhodomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1841 and native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.

Its greatest levels of diversity are in New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Snow et al. confirmed in 2008 that the genus is polyphyletic, i.e. it includes taxa that do not have a common predecessor, and they recommended more detailed DNA studies to determine if and how it should be split into two or more smaller monophyletic genera.

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