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Xanthomyrtus
Xanthomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the botanical family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922. It is found in Borneo, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and New Caledonia.
They are mostly montane shrubs or trees, sometimes epiphytic. Flowers are yellow, usually 5-merous, in 3-flowered, axillary and terminal peduncles. The fruit is a reddish, dark blue or black berry.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Xanthomyrtus kanalaensis
speciesXanthomyrtus kanalaensis
Xanthomyrtus montivaga
speciesXanthomyrtus montivaga
Xanthomyrtus angustifolia
speciesXanthomyrtus angustifolia
Xanthomyrtus flavida
speciesXanthomyrtus flavida
Xanthomyrtus compacta
speciesXanthomyrtus compacta
Xanthomyrtus wendae
speciesXanthomyrtus wendae
Xanthomyrtus splendens
speciesXanthomyrtus splendens
Xanthomyrtus ovata
speciesXanthomyrtus ovata
Xanthomyrtus montis-sucklingii
speciesXanthomyrtus montis-sucklingii
Xanthomyrtus hienghenensis
speciesXanthomyrtus hienghenensis
Xanthomyrtus cardiophylla
speciesXanthomyrtus cardiophylla
Xanthomyrtus bryophila
speciesXanthomyrtus bryophila
Xanthomyrtus grandiflora
speciesXanthomyrtus grandiflora
Xanthomyrtus humilis
speciesXanthomyrtus humilis
Xanthomyrtus lanceolata
speciesXanthomyrtus lanceolata
Xanthomyrtus leeuwenii
speciesXanthomyrtus leeuwenii
Xanthomyrtus papuana
speciesXanthomyrtus papuana
Xanthomyrtus polyclada
speciesXanthomyrtus polyclada
Xanthomyrtus schlechteri
speciesXanthomyrtus schlechteri
Xanthomyrtus scolopacina
speciesXanthomyrtus scolopacina
Xanthomyrtus arfakensis
speciesXanthomyrtus arfakensis
Xanthomyrtus koebrensis
speciesXanthomyrtus koebrensis
Xanthomyrtus oreophila
speciesXanthomyrtus oreophila
Xanthomyrtus diplycosiifolia
speciesXanthomyrtus diplycosiifolia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 921791.