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Lindsayomyrtus

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Lindsayomyrtus is a monotypic genus in the family Myrtaceae, containling the single species Lindsayomyrtus racemoides, commonly known as Daintree penda.[1][2][3][4][5] These large trees grow naturally in the rainforests of the Wet Tropics of Queensland in Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and New Britain.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Lindsayomyrtus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Lindsayomyrteae
Genus: Lindsayomyrtus
B.Hyland & Steenis[1][2]
Species:
L. racemoides
Binomial name
Lindsayomyrtus racemoides
(Greves) Craven[1][3]
Synonyms[1]
  • Basionym: Eugenia racemoides Greves
  • Lindsayomyrtus brachyandrus (C.T.White) B.Hyland & Steenis
  • Metrosideros nigroviridis Steenis
  • Xanthostemon brachyandrus C.T.White
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