Decaspermum humile

Decaspermum humile

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: Myrteae
Subtribus: Decasperminae
Genus: Decaspermum
Species: Decaspermum humile

Name

Decaspermum humile (Sweet ex G.Don) A.J.Scott, 1979

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nelitris humilis Sweet ex G.Don in Gen. Hist. 2: 829 (1832)
• Heterotypic
  • Decaspermum laxiflorum (Benth.) Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 475 (1928), nom. illeg.
  • Decaspermum paniculatum var. laxiflorum (Benth.) F.M.Bailey in Syn. Queensl. Fl.: 188 (1883)
  • Myrtus sericocalyx C.T.White in Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 57: 27 (1947)
  • Nelitris paniculata var. laxiflora Benth. in Fl. Austral. 3: 280 (1867)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scott, A.J. 1979. The Austral-Pacific species of Decaspermum (Myrtaceae). Kew Bulletin 34: 59–67. DOI: 10.2307/4117971

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Decaspermum humile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Decaspermum humile. Published online. Accessed: June 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Decaspermum humile. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Decaspermum humile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 June 2024.

Vernacular names

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