''Apectospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle

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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

previously included in ''

Leptospermum ''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...

''. It includes four species native to

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. It was first formally described by

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and Margaret M. Heslewood in the journal ''

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Species

The following is a list of species of ''Apectopspermum'' accepted by the

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as of August 2024. * '' Apectospermum exsertum'' (Joy Thomps.) Peter G.Wilson * '' Apectospermum macgillivrayi'' (Joy Thomps.) Peter G.Wilson * '' Apectospermum spinescens'' (Endl.) Peter G.Wilson * '' Apectospermum subtenue'' (Joy Thomps.) Peter G.Wilson

References

Myrtaceae genera Endemic flora of Southwest Australia Taxa described in 2023 {{Myrtaceae-stub