Xanthostemon
Encyclopedia
Xanthostemon is a genus of plant
in the myrtle family Myrtaceae
. It contains 45 species and has a wide distribution including the Philippines
, New Guinea
, Australia
, Indonesia
and New Caledonia
.
Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the myrtle family Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
. It contains 45 species and has a wide distribution including the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
.
Species include:
- Xanthostemon chrysanthusXanthostemon chrysanthusXanthostemon chrysanthus, commonly known as the Golden Penda, is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. Endemic to North Queensland, it is a popular garden plant with showy yellow blooms....
Golden Penda - Xanthostemon glaucusXanthostemon glaucusXanthostemon glaucus is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, Pampan. - Xanthostemon oppositifoliusXanthostemon oppositifoliusXanthostemon oppositifolius is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Eddowes, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, Bailey - Xanthostemon sebertiiXanthostemon sebertiiXanthostemon sebertii was a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It was endemic to New Caledonia.-Source:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, GuillauminAndré GuillauminAndré Louis Joseph Edmond Armand Guillaumin is a French botanist who was born on 21 June 1885 in Arrou and died on 29 May 1974 in Athis-Mons. He obtained his license in natural sciences in 1906 and began work in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris in 1909 as a preparer... - Xanthostemon sulfureusXanthostemon sulfureusXanthostemon sulfureus is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, GuillauminAndré GuillauminAndré Louis Joseph Edmond Armand Guillaumin is a French botanist who was born on 21 June 1885 in Arrou and died on 29 May 1974 in Athis-Mons. He obtained his license in natural sciences in 1906 and began work in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris in 1909 as a preparer... - Xanthostemon verdugonianusXanthostemon verdugonianusXanthostemon verdugonianus is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, Naves - Xanthostemon verticillatusXanthostemon verticillatusXanthostemon verticillatus is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family endemic to North Queensland....
- Xanthostemon youngiXanthostemon youngiXanthostemon youngi, commonly known as the Red Penda, is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. Endemic to North Queensland, it has showy red blooms, but has been difficult to keep alive in cultivation....