Xanthomyrtus Explained

Xanthomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the botanical family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922.^{[1] [2]} It is found in Borneo, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and New Caledonia.^{[3] [4]}

They are mostly montane shrubs or trees, sometimes epiphytic. Flowers are yellow, usually 5-merous, in 3-flowered, axillary and terminal peduncles.^[5] The fruit is a reddish, dark blue or black berry.^[6]

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Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/194222#page/369/mode/1up Diels, Friedrich Ludwig Emil. 1922. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 57: 362-367
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40027002 Tropicos, Xanthomyrtus Diels
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=214974 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.
5. Scott. A.J.. 1979. A Revision of Xanthomyrtus (Myrtaceae). Kew Bulletin. 33 . 3. 461–484. 10.2307/4110146 . 4110146 . 1979KewBu..33..461S .
6. Beaman, J.H. & Anderson, C. (2004). The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 5: 1-609. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.