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Lithomyrtus retusa is a member of the family Myrtaceae native to Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. It was first described in 1834 by Stephan Endlicher as Fenzlia retusa, but in 1999 it was assigned to the genus, Lithomyrtus, to give its currently accepted name, by Neil Snow and Gordon Guymer. The small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It blooms between January and December producing white-pink flowers. It is found in gullies, escarpments and streambanks in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal

Lithomyrtus obtusa, commonly known as beach myrtella, is a flowering plant species in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It occurs in coastal areas in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub that grows to between 1 and 2 metres high. Leaves have recurved edges and are hairy on the underside. Pink flowers appear between January and September in the species' native range. These are followed by globose to cylindrical fruit with a persistent calyx. In 1770, plant material was collected at Cape Grafton, Endeavour River and Point Lookout (14°49′S 145°13′E) (not to be confused with Point

Gossia bidwillii, known as the python tree is a rainforest myrtle of eastern Australia. The usual habitat is the drier rainforest areas. The range of natural distribution is from the Hunter River (32° S) in New South Wales to Coen (13° S) in far northern Queensland. Other common names include lignum-vitae, scrub ironwood and smooth-barked ironwood.

Uromyrtus lamingtonensis is a rare Australian shrub growing around the state border of New South Wales and Queensland. Like the Peach Myrtle, it has attractive pink flowers. It differs from other Australian members of the genus by the somewhat rounded leaf base. Also the leaf tip has either a sharp firm point, or a sharp flexible tip. The petals are relatively long.

Gossia fragrantissima, the sweet myrtle or small-leaved myrtle, is a shrub or small tree of eastern Australia. A plant with a ROTAP rating of 3EC-, endangered by extinction. It is found in sub-tropical rainforests near streams, from near Woodburn, New South Wales to Nambour in southeastern Queensland. It features fragrant flowers, hence the specific epithet fragrantissima. White flowers grow from October to February. The sweet myrtle may grow to seven metres tall. Bark is rough, fawn brown in colour, often flaking off in small particles. The berry matures in January and February, globular in

Gossia floribunda or Cape ironwood species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a understorey plant growing to a height of 1 to 6 m (3 ft 3 in to 19 ft 8 in). Found in Cape York Peninsula Australia and also in New Guinea. Small white flowers form in abundance. The species was first described as Backhousia floribunda in 1984 by Andrew John Scott. In 2003 Neil Snow, Gordon Guymer and G. Sawvel re-assigned to the genus, Gossia, to give its currently accepted name, Gossia floribunda.

Gossia acmenoides, known as the scrub ironwood, is a rainforest tree of the family Myrtaceae, native to eastern Australia. The usual habitat of this small tree is drier rainforest areas. The range of natural distribution is from Jamberoo in New South Wales to Eungella National Park in northern Queensland. The generic name Gossia refers to the former premier of Queensland, Wayne Goss, who was a champion of conservation. The specific epithet acmenoides means that this type of tree resembles plants of the genus Acmena (many of which have been transferred to the genus Syzygium). The leaves of

Gossia is a genus of rainforest trees in the myrtle family first described as a genus in 2003 by Neil Snow and Gordon Guymer. It is native to northeastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) as well as several islands of Papuasia and New Caledonia.

Austromyrtus glabra is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family that is native to south-east Queensland. Austromyrtus glabra grows to a height of 1 m (3 ft 3 in). Leaves are opposite, aromatic when crushed, 10 to 20 mm (0.39 to 0.79 in) long and do not have hairs on the underside of the leaf unlike the related A. dulcis. It has white flowers that measure about 10 mm (0.39 in) in size and appear in spring and summer. The berry is 10 mm (0.39 in) in size and are edible. It can be found growing in eucalypt forests and on rocky soils.

Lenwebbia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The type species is Lenwebbia lasioclada. The genus is named to honour the Australian plant ecologist Dr. Leonard Webb. The genus occurs in mesic forests along or near the east coast of Australia, from northern New South Wales to northeastern Queensland. Both species in the genus were formerly classified in the genus Austromyrtus. Lenwebbia is distinct from Austromyrtus and Gossia in having four petals rather than five. Anatomical and genetic analyses have placed Lenwebbia as the sister genus to Lophomyrtus from New

Gossia pubiflora is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to coastal central east Queensland. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to a height of 1 to 6 m (3 ft 3 in to 19 ft 8 in) tall.

Kanakomyrtus is a genus of evergreen shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 2009. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It is related to Archirhodomyrtus and Rhodomyrtus. Species

Gossia gonoclada, known as the square-stemmed or angle-stemmed myrtle for the distinctive four raised corners on the angled branchlets, is a rainforest tree of the family Myrtaceae, native to south-east Queensland, Australia. It is an endangered species.

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Eugenia petrikensis is a species of flowering plants belonging to the genus Eugenia and was described in 2012 by Neil Snow and coauthors. It is a large shrub with magenta-coloured flowers and was discovered from Toliara Province at the eastern shoreline of Madagascar. It is one of the seven novel species of Eugenia described from the region, in addition to E. guajavoides, E. manonae, E. stictophylla, E. roseopetiolata and E. stibephylla. It is an endangered species according to the IUCN Red List. The specific epithet is derived from the name of the area, Petriky, from where it was discovered.

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Gossia byrnesii is a tree in the Myrtaceae family, first described in 2003 by Neil Snow, Gordon Guymer and Sawvel. At the time of its description it was considered critically endangered and was known only from its type specimen (a plant cultivated from material collected at Isabella Falls, Queensland).

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Decaspermum struckoilicum is a rare and critically endangered perennial shrub in the Myrtaceae family which is endemic to Queensland.

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