Lithomyrtus


Lithomyrtus is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are 11 species, native to the tropics of northern Australia and New Guinea:
  • Lithomyrtus cordata N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus densifolia N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus dunlopii N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus grandifolia N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus hypoleuca F.Muell. ex N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus kakaduensis N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus linariifolia N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus microphylla N.Snow & Guymer
  • Lithomyrtus obtusa N.Snow & Guymer - beach myrtella
  • Lithomyrtus repens N.Snow & Guymer -
  • Lithomyrtus retusa N.Snow & Guymer -
The genus was formally described in 1857 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.