# Purpureostemon

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{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Purpureostemon_Ciliatus_-_Nouvelle-Calédonie_(New_Caledonia)_01.jpg
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|display_parents = 3
|genus = Purpureostemon
|parent_authority = Gugerli
|species = ciliatus
|authority = (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Gugerli
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=p/>
|synonyms = * ''Leptospermum ciliatum'' <small>J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.</small>
*''Melaleuca ciliata'' <small>(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst.</small>
*''Metrosideros ciliata'' <small>(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Sm.</small>
*''Stenospermum ciliatum'' <small>(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Heynh.</small>
*''Fremya ciliata'' <small>(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Brongn. & Gris</small>
*''Nania ciliata'' <small>(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze</small>
*''Xanthostemon ciliatus'' <small>(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Nied.</small> 
*''Metrosideros buxifolia'' <small>Dum.Cours.</small>
}}

'''''Purpureostemon''''' is a genus of [plant](/source/plant) in the myrtle family [Myrtaceae](/source/Myrtaceae) described as a genus in 1939.<ref>Gugerli, Karl. 1939. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 46: 230</ref><ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40020854 Tropicos, ''Purpureostemon'' Gugerli ]</ref> There is only one known species, '''''Purpureostemon ciliatus''''', [endemic](/source/endemic) to [New Caledonia](/source/New_Caledonia).<ref name=p>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=170988 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>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.</ref> ''Purpureostemon'' is related to ''[Xanthostemon](/source/Xanthostemon)''.<ref>Wilson, P. G. (2011). Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.</ref>

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Category:Myrtaceae
Category:Monotypic Myrtaceae genera
Category:Endemic flora of New Caledonia

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