Asteromyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the Myrtaceae family. It is closely related to Callistemon and Melaleuca.
| Asteromyrtus | |
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| Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Leptospermeae |
| Genus: | Asteromyrtus Schauer |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sinoga S.T.Blake | |
History
editAsteromyrtus was described as a genus in 1843.[2][3] The genus was subsequently subsumed into Melaleuca and Sinoga, but was reinstated by Lyndley Craven in 1988[4] to accommodate seven species, all of which are tropical shrubs or small trees[5] native to New Guinea, Maluku, or northern Australia,[1] in lands peripheral to the Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait.
- Species[6]
- Asteromyrtus angustifolia (Gaertn.) Craven - n Queensland
- Asteromyrtus arnhemica (Byrnes) Craven - n Northern Territory, n Western Australia
- Asteromyrtus brassii (Byrnes) Craven - s New Guinea, n Queensland
- Asteromyrtus lysicephala (F.Muell. & F.M.Bailey) Craven - Aru Islands, s New Guinea, n Queensland
- Asteromyrtus magnifica (Specht) Craven - n Northern Territory, Groote Eylandt
- Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa (F.Muell.) Craven – Liniment Tree - s New Guinea, n Queensland, n Northern Territory
- Asteromyrtus tranganensis Craven - Aru Islands
References
edit- ^ a b Asteromyrtus. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew.
- ^ Schauer, Johannes Conrad. 1843. Linnaea 17: 242-243. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Asteromyrtus Schauer
- ^ Craven, L.A. (1988). "Reinstatement and revision of Asteromyrtus (Myrtaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 1 (4): 373–385. doi:10.1071/SB9880373.
- ^ Brophy, J.J.; Doran, J.C. (1996). Essential Oils of Tropical Asteromyrtus, Callistemon and Melaleuca Species (PDF). ACIAR Monograph. Vol. 40. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. ISBN 1-86320-189-0.
- ^ Asteromyrtus species list. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew.
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