Xanthomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the botanical family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922.[1][2] It is found in Borneo, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and New Caledonia.[3][4]
They are mostly montane shrubs or trees, sometimes epiphytic. Flowers are yellow, usually 5-merous, in 3-flowered, axillary and terminal peduncles.[5] The fruit is a reddish, dark blue or black berry.[6]
Xanthomyrtus is a group of shrubs and trees in the botanical family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922. It is found in Borneo, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and New Caledonia.
They are mostly montane shrubs or trees, sometimes epiphytic. Flowers are yellow, usually 5-merous, in 3-flowered, axillary and terminal peduncles. The fruit is a reddish, dark blue or black berry.
species Xanthomyrtus angustifolia - Sulawesi, New Guinea Xanthomyrtus arfakensis - W New Guinea Xanthomyrtus bryophila - W New Guinea Xanthomyrtus cardiophylla - W New Guinea Xanthomyrtus compacta - New Guinea, Maluku Xanthomyrtus diplycosiifolia - Philippines, Maluku Xanthomyrtus flavida - Sulawesi, Borneo Xanthomyrtus grandiflora - W New Guinea Xanthomyrtus humilis - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus kanalaensis - New Caledonia Xanthomyrtus koebrensis - W New Guinea Xanthomyrtus lanceolata - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus leeuwenii - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus montis-sucklingii - Papua New Guinea Xanthomyrtus montivaga - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus oreophila - W New Guinea Xanthomyrtus ovata - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus papuana - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus polyclada - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus schlechteri - New Guinea, Bismarck Xanthomyrtus scolopacina - New Guinea Xanthomyrtus splendens - Papua New Guinea
