Myrtella is a genus of plants in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1877.Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1877. Descriptive Notes on Papuan Plants 105.Tropicos, Myrtella F.Muell. It is native to New Guinea and to some islands of the western Pacific.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.
Accepted species Myrtella beccarii F.Muell. – New Guinea, Solomon Islands Myrtella bennigseniana (Volkens) Diels – New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands
Formerly included now classified in other genera: Kania, Lithomyrtus, Uromyrtus Myrtella cordata – Lithomyrtus cordata Myrtella hirsutula – Kania hirsutula Myrtella microphylla – Lithomyrtus microphylla Myrtella obtusa – Lithomyrtus obtusa Myrtella phebalioides – Lithomyrtus retusa Myrtella retusa – Lithomyrtus retusa Myrtella rostrata – Uromyrtus rostrata
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