Uromyrtus

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Uromyrtus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 10. Reference page.

Name

Uromyrtus Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 490 (1941).

References
Primary references

Burret, M. 1941. Myrtaceen-Studien. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem. 15(3): 479–550. DOI: 10.2307/3995084 Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Uromyrtus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Uromyrtus. Published online. Accessed: October 10 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Uromyrtus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 October 10. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Uromyrtus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 October 10.

Uromyrtus is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1941.[1][2] The greatest diversity of species are found in New Caledonia and the remainder are found in Australia, New Guinea and Borneo.[3][4][5]

The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves and typically point downwards. In this respect the genus superficially resembles the neotropical genus Ugni, but evidence from DNA sequencing studies suggests the genera are not closely related.

Uromyrtus australis A.J.Scott - an Australian species that is endangered and restricted to a small location in northern New South Wales. This plant is known as the peach myrtle due to the colour and shape of its fruit.

Species[3][6]

Uromyrtus allisoniana - Papua New Guinea
Uromyrtus archboldiana - New Guinea
Uromyrtus artensis - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus australis - New South Wales
Uromyrtus baumanii - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus billardierei - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus brassii - New Guinea
Uromyrtus curvipes - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus emarginata - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus gomonenensis - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus lamingtonensis - New South Wales, Queensland
Uromyrtus metrosideros - Queensland
Uromyrtus nekouana - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus neomyrtoides - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus ngoyensis - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus novoguineensis - Papua New Guinea
Uromyrtus paulotchensis - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus rostrata - New Guinea
Uromyrtus sarawakensis - Sarawak
Uromyrtus sunshinensis - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus supraaxillaris - New Caledonia
Uromyrtus tenella - Queensland
Uromyrtus thymifolia - New Caledonia

References

Burret, (Maximilian) Karl Ewald. 1941. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 490
Tropicos, Uromyrtus Burret
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Australian Plant Name Index
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.
"Uromyrtus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-05-13.