Asteromyrtus
Genus of flowering plants
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Asteromyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the Myrtaceae family. It is closely related to Callistemon and Melaleuca.
| Asteromyrtus | |
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| Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Leptospermeae |
| Genus: | Asteromyrtus Schauer |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sinoga S.T.Blake | |
History
Asteromyrtus was described as a genus in 1843.[2][3] The genus was subsequently subsumed into Melaleuca and Sinoga, but was reinstated by Lyndley Craven in 1988[4] to accommodate seven species, all of which are tropical shrubs or small trees[5] native to New Guinea, Maluku, or northern Australia,[1] in lands peripheral to the Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait.
- Species[6]
- Asteromyrtus angustifolia (Gaertn.) Craven - n Queensland
- Asteromyrtus arnhemica (Byrnes) Craven - n Northern Territory, n Western Australia
- Asteromyrtus brassii (Byrnes) Craven - s New Guinea, n Queensland
- Asteromyrtus lysicephala (F.Muell. & F.M.Bailey) Craven - Aru Islands, s New Guinea, n Queensland
- Asteromyrtus magnifica (Specht) Craven - n Northern Territory, Groote Eylandt
- Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa (F.Muell.) Craven – Liniment Tree - s New Guinea, n Queensland, n Northern Territory
- Asteromyrtus tranganensis Craven - Aru Islands
