Rhodamnia
Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae
Rhodamnia is a group of rainforest trees and shrubs in the myrtle family described as a genus in 1822.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] They are native to southern China , Southeast Asia , Papuasia , Australia , and New Caledonia .[ 1] [ 4] [ 7]
The name is derived from the Greek rhodon which means "rose". And amnion , "bowl" where the blood of lambs was poured after sacrifice. It refers to the bowl shaped calyx tubes.[ 8] Leaves are opposite and mostly three veined in appearance. The fruit is a small berry with a few seeds.
Species[ 1]
Rhodamnia acuminata - Qld
Rhodamnia andromedoides - NC
Rhodamnia angustifolia - Qld
Rhodamnia arenaria - Qld
Rhodamnia argentea - Malletwood - Qld , NSW
Rhodamnia asekiensis - PNG
Rhodamnia australis - Qld , NT
Rhodamnia blairiana - PNG , Qld
Rhodamnia cinerea - Nicobar , Myanmar , Thailand , W Malaysia , Borneo , Java , Sumatra
Rhodamnia costata - Qld
Rhodamnia daymanensis - PNG
Rhodamnia dumetorum - Hainan , Indochina, Langkawi
Rhodamnia dumicola - Qld
Rhodamnia fordii - Qld
Rhodamnia glabrescens - Qld
Rhodamnia glauca - Qld , PNG
Rhodamnia hylandii - Qld
Rhodamnia kamialiensis - PNG
Rhodamnia kerrii - N Thailand
Rhodamnia lancifolia - PNG
Rhodamnia latifolia - Maluku , NG , Bismarck
Rhodamnia longisepala - Qld
Rhodamnia maideniana - Smooth scrub turpentine - Qld , NSW
Rhodamnia makumak - PNG
Rhodamnia moluccana - Maluku , NG , Lesser Sunda , Java , Sulawesi
Rhodamnia mulleri - Borneo
Rhodamnia novoguineensis - Qld , NG
Rhodamnia pachyloba - Maluku , WNG
Rhodamnia parviflora - WNG
Rhodamnia pauciovulata - Qld
Rhodamnia reticulata - WNG
Rhodamnia rubescens - Brush turpentine - Qld , NSW
Rhodamnia sepicana - Maluku , NG , Solomon
Rhodamnia sessiliflora - Qld
Rhodamnia sharpeana - Qld , PNG
Rhodamnia tessellata - Sumatra
Rhodamnia toratot - PNG
Rhodamnia uniflora - W Malaysia , Borneo
Rhodamnia waigeoensis - Waigeo
Rhodamnia whiteana - Cliff malletwood - Qld , NSW
References
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^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ William Jack (1822), "Descriptions of Malayan Plants, part vii" , Malayan Miscellanies , vol. 2, pp. 48–49
^ Tropicos, Rhodamnia Jack
^ a b 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.
^ Snow, Neil (2012), "Five new species of Rhodamnia (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) from New Guinea", PhytoKeys (19): 31–49, doi :10.3897/phytokeys.19.4098 , PMC 3597002 , PMID 23717189
^ Flora of China, Vol. 13 Page 330, 玫瑰木属 mei gui mu shu Rhodamnia Jack, Malayan Misc. 2(7): 48. 1822.
^ "Rhodamnia" . PlanetNET - Flora of New South Wales . Retrieved 2020-08-11 .
^ * Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales : Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3 . Retrieved 2010-05-12 .