Myrtaceae
Octamyrtus

Octamyrtus arfakensis Kaneh. & Hatus. ex C.T.White

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 144 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Craven, L. & Sunarti, S. (2004). A New Species of, and Reinstatements in, Octamyrtus (Myrtaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 56: 147-152.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Octamyrtus pleiopetala var. arfakensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Craven, L. & Sunarti, S. (2004). A New Species of, and Reinstatements in, Octamyrtus (Myrtaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 56: 147-152.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0