Amomyrtella Explained

Amomyrtella is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1956.^{[1] [2]} It is native to South America, where it is distributed from Ecuador to Argentina.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[3]

1. Amomyrtella guilii (Speg.) Kausel, Ark. - S Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija + Chuquisaca Provinces), NW Argentina
2. Amomyrtella irregularis (McVaugh) Landrum & Morocho - Loja Province in Ecuador

Notes and References

1. Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1956. Arkiv för Botanik, Andra Serien 3: 514.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40012219 Tropicos, Amomyrtella Kausel
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=8039 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Amomyrtella
4. Landrum, L. R. and V. Morocho. (2011). A new combination based on Myrcianthes irregularis (Myrtaceae)  - a new genus for Ecuador. J Bot Res Inst Texas 5(1), 105-07.