Amomyrtella is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1956.Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1956. Arkiv för Botanik, Andra Serien 3: 514.Tropicos, Amomyrtella Kausel It is native to South America, where it is distributed from Ecuador to Argentina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Amomyrtella Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Landrum, L. R. and V. Morocho. (2011). A new combination based on Myrcianthes irregularis (Myrtaceae) – a new genus for Ecuador. J Bot Res Inst Texas 5(1), 105-07.
Species Amomyrtella guilii (Speg.) Kausel, Ark. – S Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija + Chuquisaca Provinces), NW Argentina Amomyrtella irregularis (McVaugh) Landrum & Morocho – Loja Province in Ecuador
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