Xanthomyrtus

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]

Xanthomyrtus
Xanthomyrtus flavida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Tristanieae
Genus:	Xanthomyrtus Diels

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]

species^[3]

1. Xanthomyrtus angustifolia - Sulawesi, New Guinea
2. Xanthomyrtus arfakensis - W New Guinea
3. Xanthomyrtus bryophila - W New Guinea
4. Xanthomyrtus cardiophylla - W New Guinea
5. Xanthomyrtus compacta - New Guinea, Maluku
6. Xanthomyrtus diplycosiifolia - Philippines, Maluku
7. Xanthomyrtus flavida - Sulawesi, Borneo
8. Xanthomyrtus grandiflora - W New Guinea
9. Xanthomyrtus humilis - New Guinea
10. Xanthomyrtus kanalaensis - New Caledonia
11. Xanthomyrtus koebrensis - W New Guinea
12. Xanthomyrtus lanceolata - New Guinea
13. Xanthomyrtus leeuwenii - New Guinea
14. Xanthomyrtus montis-sucklingii - Papua New Guinea
15. Xanthomyrtus montivaga - New Guinea
16. Xanthomyrtus oreophila - W New Guinea
17. Xanthomyrtus ovata - New Guinea
18. Xanthomyrtus papuana - New Guinea
19. Xanthomyrtus polyclada - New Guinea
20. Xanthomyrtus schlechteri - New Guinea, Bismarck
21. Xanthomyrtus scolopacina - New Guinea
22. Xanthomyrtus splendens - Papua New Guinea