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Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret

Pineapple-guava

Myrtaceae 872 661 Observations

Agonis flexuosa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sweet

Willow myrtle

Myrtaceae 39 25 Observations

Austromyrtus tenuifolia (Sm.) Burret

 

Myrtaceae 8 3 Observations

Backhousia citriodora F.Muell.

Australian lemon myrtle

Myrtaceae 21 12 Observations

Backhousia myrtifolia Hook. & Harv.

Myrtles

Myrtaceae 4 4 Observations

Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

Crimson bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 9,119 7,715 Observations

Callistemon linearis (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Colv. ex Sweet

Narrow-leaf bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 23 12 Observations

Callistemon salignus (Sm.) Colv. ex Sweet

Stonewood

Myrtaceae 6 4 Observations

Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don

Creek bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 476 304 Observations

Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O.Berg

 

Myrtaceae 9 6 Observations

Campomanesia guazumifolia (Cambess.) O.Berg

 

Myrtaceae 6 3 Observations

Campomanesia lineatifolia Ruiz & Pav.

Perfume guava

Myrtaceae 2 2 Observations

Campomanesia phaea (O.Berg) Landrum

 

Myrtaceae 12 4 Observations

Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Geraldton-wax

Myrtaceae 346 296 Observations

Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Lemonscented gum

Myrtaceae 26 19 Observations

Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Redflower gum

Myrtaceae 266 187 Observations

Eucalyptus botryoides Sm.

Gippsland-mahogany

Myrtaceae 14 6 Observations

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.

River Redgum

Myrtaceae 1,108 767 Observations

Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth.

Argyle apple

Myrtaceae 87 65 Observations

Eucalyptus cladocalyx F.Muell.

Sugargum

Myrtaceae 1 1 Observation

Eucalyptus globulus Labill.

Tasmanian bluegum

Myrtaceae 3,170 2,287 Observations

Eucalyptus gunnii Hook.f.

Apple Eucalyptus

Myrtaceae 1,518 1,251 Observations

Eucalyptus leucoxylon F.Muell.

South Australian blue gum

Myrtaceae 67 37 Observations

Eucalyptus macrocarpa Hook.

Desert mallee

Myrtaceae 17 12 Observations

Eucalyptus mannifera Mudie

Manna gum

Myrtaceae 4 3 Observations

Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell.

Australian tallowwood

Myrtaceae 2 2 Observations

Eucalyptus occidentalis Endl.

Swamp yate

Myrtaceae 3 1 Observation

Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Spreng.

Jounama snow gum

Myrtaceae 72 41 Observations

Eucalyptus pulverulenta Sims

Silverleaf mountain gum

Myrtaceae 258 225 Observations

Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls

Red ironbark

Myrtaceae 69 49 Observations

Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.

Brazil-cherry

Myrtaceae 269 172 Observations

Eugenia involucrata DC.

Cherry-of-the-Rio Grande

Myrtaceae 89 70 Observations

Eugenia myrcianthes Nied.

 

Myrtaceae 13 4 Observations

Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.

Uvaia

Myrtaceae 104 38 Observations

Eugenia stipitata McVaugh

Araca Boi

Myrtaceae 27 22 Observations

Eugenia uniflora L.

Pitanga

Myrtaceae 1,555 1,224 Observations

Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell.

Australian myrtle

Myrtaceae 56 33 Observations

Leptospermum lanigerum (Aiton) Sm.

Woolly Tea-tree

Myrtaceae 12 7 Observations

Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Manuka

Myrtaceae 982 795 Observations

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.

Brisbane box

Myrtaceae 51 28 Observations

Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Chilean myrtle

Myrtaceae 255 150 Observations

Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray

Cheken

Myrtaceae 18 7 Observations

Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.

Bracelet honey myrtle

Myrtaceae 195 103 Observations

Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.

Black teatree

Myrtaceae 40 31 Observations

Melaleuca decora (Salisb.) Britten

 

Myrtaceae 4 1 Observation

Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Red honey myrtle

Myrtaceae 14 7 Observations

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Cajaput-tree

Myrtaceae 19 11 Observations

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

Cajeput tree

Myrtaceae 55 38 Observations

Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.

Prickly-leaf paperbark

Myrtaceae 1 1 Observation

Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake

Punktree

Myrtaceae 224 150 Observations

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