Micromyrtus

Micromyrtus
Micromyrtus leptocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

  1. ^ a b "Micromyrtus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 August 2023.