Kanakomyrtus Explained

Kanakomyrtus is a genus of evergreen shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 2009.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia.^[3] It is related to Archirhodomyrtus and Rhodomyrtus.^[4]

Species^[3]

Notes and References

1. Snow, Neil Wilton. 2009. Systematic Botany 34(2): 330-340
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100001799 Tropicos, Kanakomyrtus N. Snow
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=458027 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Snow, N., J. McFadden, T. M. Evans, A. M. Salywon, M. F. Wojciechowski, and P. G. Wilson (2011). Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Polyphyly in Rhodomyrtus (Myrtaceae: Myrteae). Systematic Botany 36 (2): 390–404.