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Amomyrtella

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Amomyrtella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Amomyrtella
Kausel

Amomyrtella is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1956.[1][2] It is native to South America, where it is distributed from Ecuador to Argentina.[3][4]

Species[3]
  1. Amomyrtella guilii (Speg.) Kausel, Ark. - S Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija + Chuquisaca Provinces), NW Argentina
  2. Amomyrtella irregularis (McVaugh) Landrum & Morocho - Loja Province in Ecuador

References

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  1. ^ Kausel, Eberhard Max Leopold. 1956. Arkiv för Botanik, Andra Serien 3: 514.
  2. ^ Tropicos, Amomyrtella Kausel
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Amomyrtella Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ Landrum, L. R. and V. Morocho. (2011). A new combination based on Myrcianthes irregularis (Myrtaceae) – a new genus for Ecuador. J Bot Res Inst Texas 5(1), 105-07.