Neomyrtus is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae described in 1941.[2][3] 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.[1][4]
Neomyrtus pedunculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Neomyrtus Burret |
Species: | N. pedunculata
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Binomial name | |
Neomyrtus pedunculata (Hook.f.) Allan
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Synonyms[1] | |
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