Micromyrtus | |
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Micromyrtus leptocalyx | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Tribe: | Chamelaucieae |
Genus: | Micromyrtus Benth.[1] |
Synonyms[1] | |
Thryptomene sect. Micromyrtus (Benth.) F.Muell. |
Micromyrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus Micromyrtus are shrubs with simple leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and white, pink or yellow flowers arranged in upper leaf axils, the flowers with five sepals five petals and five or ten stamens.