Myrtastrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: |
Myrtastrum Burret |
Species: | M. rufopunctatum
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Binomial name | |
Myrtastrum rufopunctatum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Myrtus rufopunctata Pancher ex Brongn. & Gris |
Myrtastrum is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1941. [2] [3] It contains only one known species, Myrtastrum rufopunctatum, endemic to New Caledonia. [1] [4] It is a phylogenetically isolated genus within the tribe Myrteae. [5]