Myrtella
Genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family
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Myrtella is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1877.[2][3] It is native to New Guinea and to some islands of the western Pacific.[1][4]
- Accepted species[1]
- Myrtella beccarii F.Muell. – New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Myrtella bennigseniana (Volkens) Diels – New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands
- Formerly included[1]
| Myrtella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Myrtella F.Muell. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Saffordiella Merr. | |
now classified in other genera: Kania, Lithomyrtus, Uromyrtus
- Myrtella cordata – Lithomyrtus cordata
- Myrtella hirsutula – Kania hirsutula
- Myrtella microphylla – Lithomyrtus microphylla
- Myrtella obtusa – Lithomyrtus obtusa
- Myrtella phebalioides – Lithomyrtus retusa
- Myrtella retusa – Lithomyrtus retusa
- Myrtella rostrata – Uromyrtus rostrata
