Asteromyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the Myrtaceae family. It is closely related to Callistemon and Melaleuca.
History Asteromyrtus was described as a genus in 1843.Schauer, Johannes Conrad. 1843. Linnaea 17: 242-243. in LatinTropicos, Asteromyrtus Schauer The genus was subsequently subsumed into Melaleuca and Sinoga, but was reinstated by Lyndley Craven in 1988 to accommodate seven species, all of which are tropical shrubs or small trees native to New Guinea, Maluku, or northern Australia,Asteromyrtus. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew. in lands peripheral to the Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait.
SpeciesAsteromyrtus species list. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew.
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
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