Tristania

T. neriifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Tristanieae
Genus: Tristania
Species: T. neriifolia

Name

Tristania R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 417 (1812).

• Type species: Tristania neriifolia (Sieber ex Sims) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 417 (1812).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Callobuxus Pancher ex Brongn. & Gris, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 10: 372 (1863).

Homonyms

• Tristania Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 526, in obs. (1816) (Poaceae).

References

• Aiton, W.T. 1812. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. 2nd Edn., Vol. IV. iii + 532 pp., Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 
• Wilson, P.G. & Waterhouse, J.T. 1982. A review of the genus Tristania R. Br. (Myrtaceae): a heterogeneous assemblage of five genera. Australian Journal of Botany 30(4): 413–446. DOI: 10.1071/BT9820413 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Tristania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Tristania. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 13 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Water Gum

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