Rhodomyrtus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Decasperminae
Genus: Rhodomyrtus
Species: R. effusa – R. elegans – R. guymeriana – R. kaweaensis – R. lanata – R. locellata – R. longisepala – R. macrocarpa – R. mengenensis – R. misimana – R. montana – R. obovata – R. pervagata – R. pinnatinervis – R. psidioides – R. salomonensis – R. sericea – R. surigaoensis – R. tomentosa – R. trineura
Name

Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb., 1841.

Typus: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (W.Aiton) Wight

Synonyms

Homotypic
Cynomyrtus Scriv., J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 6: 253. 1916.

References

Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Rhodomyrtus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Dec 29.
Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1841. Deutsche Bot. Herbarienbuch (Nom.) 177.

Rhodomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1841.[2][3][4] The genus is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.[1][5][6]

Its greatest levels of diversity are on New Guinea and in northeastern Australia. DNA sequence data and morphological data indicate that the genus is artificial (polyphyletic). Additional studies are needed before it can be split into two or more smaller monophyletic genera.[7]

Species[1]

Rhodomyrtus effusa Guymer - Qld
Rhodomyrtus elegans (Blume) A.J. Scott - Maluku, NG
Rhodomyrtus guymeriana N.Snow - PNG
Rhodomyrtus kaweaensis N.Snow - PNG
Rhodomyrtus lanata Guymer - PNG
Rhodomyrtus locellata (Guill.) Burret - NC
Rhodomyrtus longisepala N. Snow & J. McFadden - PNG
Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa Benth. - Finger cherry - NG, Aru, Qld
Rhodomyrtus mengenensis N.Snow - PNG
Rhodomyrtus misimana N.Snow - PNG
Rhodomyrtus montana Guymer - WNG
Rhodomyrtus obovata C.T. White - PNG
Rhodomyrtus pervagata Guymer - Qld
Rhodomyrtus pinnatinervis (G. Don) Benth. - NG, Bismarck
Rhodomyrtus psidioides (G.Don) Benth. - Native guava - Qld, NSW
Rhodomyrtus salomonensis (C.T. White) A.J. Scott - Solomon
Rhodomyrtus sericea Burret - Qld
Rhodomyrtus surigaoensis Elmer - Mindanao
Rhodomyrtus takeuchii N. Snow & J. Cantley - PNG
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. - SE Asia, India, Sri Lanka, S China, Ryukyu Islands
Rhodomyrtus trineura (F.Muell.) Benth. - NG, Bismarck, Qld, Maluku

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Tropicos, Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.
Reichenbach, Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig. 1841. Der Deutsche Botaniker Herbarienbuch 177
"Rhodomyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 330 桃金娘属 tao jin niang shu Rhodomyrtus (Candolle) Reichenbach, Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch. 177. 1841.
Snow, N., J. McFadden, J. P. Atwood. 2008. Three new species of Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb. (Myrtaceae) from Papua New Guinea. Austrobaileya 7: 691-706.