{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Uromyrtus australis leavesEDITED.JPG | image_caption = ''Uromyrtus australis'' | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Uromyrtus | authority = Burret }}
'''''Uromyrtus''''' is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1941.<ref>Burret, (Maximilian) Karl Ewald. 1941. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 490</ref><ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40022095 Tropicos, ''Uromyrtus'' Burret]</ref> The greatest diversity of species are found in New Caledonia and the remainder are found in Australia, New Guinea and Borneo.<ref name=l>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=211000 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Uromyrtus Australian Plant Name Index ]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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>
The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves and typically point downwards. In this respect the genus superficially resembles the neotropical genus ''Ugni'', but evidence from DNA sequencing studies suggests the genera are not closely related.
''Uromyrtus australis'' <small>A.J.Scott</small> – an Australian species that is endangered and restricted to a small location in northern New South Wales. This plant is known as the peach myrtle due to the colour and shape of its fruit.
;Species<ref name=l/><ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Uromyrtus |title=''Uromyrtus'' |accessdate=2010-05-13 |work=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> {{Columns-list|colwidth=30em| # ''Uromyrtus allisoniana'' – Papua New Guinea # ''Uromyrtus archboldiana'' – New Guinea # ''Uromyrtus artensis'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus australis'' – New South Wales # ''Uromyrtus baumanii'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus billardierei'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus brassii'' – New Guinea # ''Uromyrtus curvipes'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus emarginata'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus gomonenensis'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus lamingtonensis'' – New South Wales, Queensland # ''Uromyrtus metrosideros'' – Queensland # ''Uromyrtus nekouana'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus neomyrtoides'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus ngoyensis'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus novoguineensis'' – Papua New Guinea # ''Uromyrtus paulotchensis'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus rostrata'' – New Guinea # ''Uromyrtus sarawakensis'' – Sarawak # ''Uromyrtus sunshinensis'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus supraaxillaris'' – New Caledonia # ''Uromyrtus tenella'' – Queensland # ''Uromyrtus thymifolia'' – New Caledonia }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Wikispecies|Uromyrtus}} * [https://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/732131822184/042.html Photograph of flowers of ''U. australis'']
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Category:Myrtaceae Category:Myrtaceae genera Category:Taxa named by Max Burret
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