Neomitranthes Explained

Neomitranthes is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1977.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[3]

Formerly included^[3] moved to other genera: Blepharocalyx Calyptrogenia Myrceugenia

1. Neomitranthes castellanosii - Blepharocalyx eggersii - Lesser Antilles, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru, N Brazil
2. Neomitranthes ekmanii - Calyptrogenia grandiflora - Hispaniola
3. Neomitranthes hatschbachii - Myrceugenia gertii - S Brazil
4. Neomitranthes maria-emiliae - Myrceugenia ovalifolia - Paraná, São Paulo

Notes and References

1. Legrand, Carlos Maria Diego Enrique. 1977. Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 1: 671
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40037996 Tropicos, Neomitranthes D. Legrand
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=133869 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Govaerts, 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.