Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Myrtales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Myrtaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lophomyrtus Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 489 (1941)
Vernacular Name(s):
Myrtle (NZ)
 Description

Fls 4-merous; receptacle not produced beyond ovary; sepals persistent; stamens ∞, anthers dorsifixed. Gynaecium 2–3-locular; placenta of narrow ribbon-like lobes dependent from apex of loculus. Ovules ∞, affixed in 1 series to margin of placenta. Berry many-seeded, seeds reniform; testa hard, pale; radicle elongate. Genus endemic to N.Z. Type sp.: . Shrubs or trees with gland-dotted lvs and receptacles.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Lophomyrtus Burret
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Total2
 Bibliography
Burret, M. 1941: Myrtaceen-studien 21. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 474–550.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.