Neomyrtus Explained

Neomyrtus is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae described in 1941.^{[1] [2]} It contains only one known species, Neomyrtus pedunculata, endemic to New Zealand. It is found there on both the North Island and the South Island.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Burret, (Maximilian) Karl Ewald. 1941. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 493
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026983 Tropicos, Neomyrtus Burret
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=133903 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.