''Malleostemon'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the myrtle
family
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Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pÅhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...
, described as a genus in 1983, by
John Green
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Tropicos, ''Malleostemon'' J.W. Green
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/ref> The entire genus is endemic
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to Western Australia
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.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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;Species[
#'' Malleostemon costatus'' Rye & Trudgen
#'' Malleostemon decipiens'' (W.Fitzg.) Trudgen
# '' Malleostemon hursthousei'' (W.Fitzg.) J.W.Green
# '' Malleostemon microphyllus'' Rye & Trudgen
# '']Malleostemon minilyaensis
''Malleostemon minilyaensis'' is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
The erect, dense or spreading shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and October producing pink-white flowers.
It is ...
'' J.W.Green
# '' Malleostemon nephroideus'' Rye
# '' Malleostemon nerrenensis'' Rye & Trudgen
# '' Malleostemon pedunculatus'' J.W.Green
# '' Malleostemon peltiger'' (S.Moore) J.W.Green
# '' Malleostemon pustulatus'' Rye
# '' Malleostemon roseus'' (E.Pritz.) J.W.Green
# ''Malleostemon tuberculatus
''Malleostemon tuberculatus'' is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae Endemism, endemic to Western Australia.
The erect slender shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between July and November producing pink-white flowers.
It is fo ...
'' (E.Pritz.) J.W.Green
# ''Malleostemon uniflorus
''Malleostemon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family (biology), family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1983, by John Green (botanist), John Green The entire genus is endemic to Western Australia.
;Species
#''Malleostemon costa ...
'' Rye
References
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Myrtaceae genera
Endemic flora of Western Australia