Xanthomyrtus
Genus of flowering plants
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Xanthomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the botanical family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922.[1][2] It is found in Borneo, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and New Caledonia.[3][4]
| Xanthomyrtus | |
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| Xanthomyrtus flavida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Tristanieae |
| Genus: | Xanthomyrtus Diels |
They are mostly montane shrubs or trees, sometimes epiphytic. Flowers are yellow, usually 5-merous, in 3-flowered, axillary and terminal peduncles.[5] The fruit is a reddish, dark blue or black berry.[6]
- species[3]
- Xanthomyrtus angustifolia - Sulawesi, New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus arfakensis - W New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus bryophila - W New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus cardiophylla - W New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus compacta - New Guinea, Maluku
- Xanthomyrtus diplycosiifolia - Philippines, Maluku
- Xanthomyrtus flavida - Sulawesi, Borneo
- Xanthomyrtus grandiflora - W New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus humilis - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus kanalaensis - New Caledonia
- Xanthomyrtus koebrensis - W New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus lanceolata - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus leeuwenii - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus montis-sucklingii - Papua New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus montivaga - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus oreophila - W New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus ovata - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus papuana - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus polyclada - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus schlechteri - New Guinea, Bismarck
- Xanthomyrtus scolopacina - New Guinea
- Xanthomyrtus splendens - Papua New Guinea