Pilidiostigma
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| Pilidiostigma | |
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| Pilidiostigma glabrum in Ferndale Park, Sydney | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Pilidiostigma Burret[1] |
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Pilidiostigma is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae.[2] All species occur in Australia and one, P. papuanum, also occurs in Papua New Guinea. They are not generally known to horticulture.[citation needed] The species P. sessile is rare.[citation needed]
Species include:[3]
- Pilidiostigma glabrum Burret – plum myrtle[4]
- Pilidiostigma papuanum (Lauterb.) A.J.Scott[5]
- Pilidiostigma rhytispermum (F.Muell.) Burret
- Pilidiostigma sessile N.Snow
- Pilidiostigma tetramerum L.S.Sm.[6]
- Pilidiostigma tropicum L.S.Sm. – apricot myrtle[7]
