Aluta

Summary

Aluta is a genus of small shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. Species occur in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. When the genus was erected in 2000, three species were transferred from the genus Thryptomene.[1][2][3]

Aluta
Aluta maisonneuvei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Aluta
Rye & Trudgen
Species

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Species include:

  • Aluta appressa (C.R.P.Andrews) Rye & Trudgen
  • Aluta aspera (E.Pritz.) Rye & Trudgen
  • Aluta maisonneuvei (F.Muell. Rye & Trudgen)
  • Aluta quadrata Rye & Trudgen
  • Aluta teres Rye & Trudgen

References edit

  1. ^ "Aluta". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Aluta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ Rye, B.L. & Trudgen, M.E. (2000). "Aluta, a new Australian genus of Myrtaceae". Nuytsia. 13 (2): 347–348.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links edit

  • A Key to Western Australian Species in the Chamelaucieae Tribe of Myrtaceae