''Lithomyrtus'' is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family,

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 ...

. There are 11 species, native to the tropics of

northern Australia The unofficial geographic term Northern Australia includes those parts of Queensland and Western Australia north of latitude 26th parallel south, 26° and all of the Northern Territory. Those local government areas of Western Australia and Q ...

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Lithomyrtus cordata ''Lithomyrtus'' is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are 11 species, native to the tropics of northern Australia and New Guinea: *'' Lithomyrtus cordata'' (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) ...

'' (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *'' Lithomyrtus densifolia'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *'' Lithomyrtus dunlopii'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *'' Lithomyrtus grandifolia'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *'' Lithomyrtus hypoleuca'' F.Muell. ex N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory, Queensland) *'' Lithomyrtus kakaduensis'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *'' Lithomyrtus linariifolia'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *''

Lithomyrtus microphylla ''Lithomyrtus'' is a genus of small trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are 11 species, native to the tropics of northern Australia and New Guinea: *'' Lithomyrtus cordata'' (A.J.Scott) N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) ...

'' (Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer (Queensland) *''

Lithomyrtus obtusa ''Lithomyrtus obtusa'', commonly known as beach myrtella, is a flowering plant species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It occurs in coastal areas in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub that grows to between 1 and 2 metres high. ...

'' (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - beach myrtella (New Guinea, Queensland) *'' Lithomyrtus repens'' N.Snow & Guymer - (Northern Territory) *''

Lithomyrtus retusa ''Lithomyrtus retusa'' is a member of the family Myrtaceae native to Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. It was first described in 1834 by Stephan Endlicher as ''Fenzlia retusa,'' but in 1999 it was assigned to the genus, ...

'' (Endl.) N.Snow & Guymer - (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland) The genus was formally described in 1857 by Victorian Government Botanist

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria, Australia ...

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