Xanthostemon
Xanthostemon is a genus of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the myrtle plant family Myrtaceae. This genus was first described in 1857 by German–Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. According to different official sources between 46 and 51 species are known to science. They grow naturally in New Caledonia, Australia, the Solomon Islands and Malesia, including the Philippines, New Guinea and Indonesia. The genera Pleurocalyptus and Purpureostemon from New Caledonia are morphologically close to Xanthostemon.Species
This listing, as of 2014, was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index and Australian Plant Census, the Checklist of the Vascular Indigenous Flora of New Caledonia, new species scientific publications and cross checked with the tertiary source the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- Xanthostemon arenarius – Cape York Peninsula endemic, Australia
- Xanthostemon aurantiacus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon bracteatus - Luzon, Philippines
- Xanthostemon brassii - New Guinea
- Xanthostemon carlii – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon chrysanthus, Golden Penda – Cape York Peninsula & Wet Tropics NE. Qld endemic
- Xanthostemon confertiflorus - Sulawesi
- Xanthostemon crenulatus – Cape York Peninsula, Wet Tropics NE. Qld, Australia, New Guinea
- Xanthostemon eucalyptoides – WA, NT, Australia
- Xanthostemon ferrugineus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon formosus – Wet Tropics NE. Qld endemic
- Xanthostemon francii – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon fruticosus – Philippines endemic
- Xanthostemon glaucus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon grandiflorus – New Caledonia
- Xanthostemon graniticus – Wet Tropics NE. Qld uplands endemic, Australia
- Xanthostemon grisei – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon gugerlii – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon intermedius – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon lateriflorus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon laurinus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon longipes – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon macrophyllus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon melanoxylon – Solomon Islands
- Xanthostemon multiflorus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon myrtifolius – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon natunae - Kalimantan
- Xanthostemon novoguineensis – New Guinea
- Xanthostemon oppositifolius – SE. & central Qld, Australia
- Xanthostemon paabaensis – New Caledonia
- Xanthostemon paradoxus – WA, NT, Australia
- Xanthostemon petiolatus – Malesia
- Xanthostemon philippinensis - Luzon, Philippines
- Xanthostemon psidioides – WA, NT, Australia
- Xanthostemon pubescens – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon retusus – New Caledonia
- Xanthostemon ruber – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon sebertii – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon speciosus - Philippines
- Xanthostemon sulfureus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon umbrosus – Cape York Peninsula, Wet Tropics NE. Qld, WA, NT, Australia
- Xanthostemon verdugonianus – Philippines endemic
- Xanthostemon velutinus – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon verticillatus – Wet Tropics NE. Qld endemic, Australia
- Xanthostemon verus – Malesia
- Xanthostemon vieillardii – New Caledonia endemic
- Xanthostemon whitei – Wet Tropics NE. Qld endemic, Australia
- Xanthostemon xerophilus – Cape York Peninsula endemic, Australia
- Xanthostemon youngii – Cape York Peninsula endemic, Australia
;Species provisionally named, described and accepted according to the Australian Plant Name Index as of 2014 while awaiting formal publication
- Xanthostemon sp. Bolt Head Qld Herbarium
- Xanthostemon sp. Obiri Rock NT Herbarium
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