Xanthostemon is a genus of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the myrtle plant family Myrtaceae.[2][3] This genus was first described in 1857 by German–Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.[1][2] According to different official sources between 46 and 51 species are known to science.[2][3][4] They grow naturally in New Caledonia, Australia, the Solomon Islands and Malesia, including the Philippines, New Guinea and Indonesia.[2][3][4][5][6] The genera Pleurocalyptus and Purpureostemon from New Caledonia are morphologically close to Xanthostemon.
| Xanthostemon | |
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| Xanthostemon chrysanthus flowering | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Xanthostemoneae |
| Genus: | Xanthostemon F.Muell.[1][2][3] |
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This listing, as of December 2014[update], was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index and Australian Plant Census,[2] the Checklist of the Vascular Indigenous Flora of New Caledonia,[4] new species scientific publications and cross checked with the tertiary source the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.[3]
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