Neomitranthes is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1977.Legrand, Carlos Maria Diego Enrique. 1977. Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 1: 671Tropicos, Neomitranthes D. Legrand The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, 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.
Species
Formerly included moved to other genera: Blepharocalyx Calyptrogenia Myrceugenia Neomitranthes castellanosii – Blepharocalyx eggersii – Lesser Antilles, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru, N Brazil Neomitranthes ekmanii – Calyptrogenia grandiflora – Hispaniola Neomitranthes hatschbachii – Myrceugenia gertii – S Brazil Neomitranthes maria-emiliae – Myrceugenia ovalifolia – Paraná, São Paulo
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