Aluta Explained

Aluta is a genus of small shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. Species occur in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. When the genus was erected in 2000, three species were transferred from the genus Thryptomene.^{[1] [2]}

Species include:

• Aluta appressa (C.R.P.Andrews) Rye & Trudgen
• Aluta aspera (E.Pritz.) Rye & Trudgen
• Aluta maisonneuvei (F.Muell. Rye & Trudgen)
• Aluta quadrata Rye & Trudgen
• Aluta teres Rye & Trudgen

External links

• A Key to Western Australian Species in the Chamelaucieae Tribe of Myrtaceae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aluta . 10 July 2011 . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
2. Rye, B.L. & Trudgen, M.E.. 2000. Aluta, a new Australian genus of Myrtaceae. Nuytsia . 13. 2. 347–348.