Purpureostemon

Purpureostemon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Xanthostemoneae
Genus: Purpureostemon
Gugerli
Species:
P. ciliatus
Binomial name
Purpureostemon ciliatus
(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Gugerli
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptospermum ciliatum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
  • Melaleuca ciliata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst.
  • Metrosideros ciliata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Sm.
  • Stenospermum ciliatum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Heynh.
  • Fremya ciliata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Brongn. & Gris
  • Nania ciliata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze
  • Xanthostemon ciliatus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Nied.
  • Metrosideros buxifolia Dum.Cours.

Purpureostemon is a genus of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1939.[2][3] There is only one known species, Purpureostemon ciliatus, endemic to New Caledonia.[1][4] Purpureostemon is related to Xanthostemon.[5]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Gugerli, Karl. 1939. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 46: 230
  3. ^ Tropicos, Purpureostemon Gugerli
  4. ^ Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ^ Wilson, P. G. (2011). Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.