Octamyrtus
Genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family
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Octamyrtus is a group of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922.[1][2] It is native to New Guinea and to the nearby Indonesian Province of Maluku.[3][4]
- Species
- Octamyrtus arfakensis Kaneh. & Hatus. ex C.T.White – West New Guinea
- Octamyrtus behrmannii Diels – New Guinea
- Octamyrtus glomerata Kaneh. & Hatus. ex C.T.White – New Guinea
- Octamyrtus halmaherensis Craven & Sunarti – Halmahera
- Octamyrtus insignis Diels – New Guinea
- Octamyrtus pleiopetala Diels – New Guinea, Aru Islands
| Octamyrtus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Octamyrtus Trudgen |
