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Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret

Pineapple-guava

Myrtaceae 1,265 957 Observations

Agonis flexuosa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sweet

Willow myrtle

Myrtaceae 96 56 Observations

Austromyrtus tenuifolia (Sm.) Burret

 

Myrtaceae 10 5 Observations

Backhousia citriodora F.Muell.

Australian lemon myrtle

Myrtaceae 30 17 Observations

Backhousia myrtifolia Hook. & Harv.

Myrtles

Myrtaceae 8 8 Observations

Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

Crimson bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 10,472 8,830 Observations

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

Narrow-leaf bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 1 1 Observation

Callistemon spp.

 

Myrtaceae 2 1 Observation

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

Creek bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 1,059 724 Observations

Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O.Berg

 

Myrtaceae 13 10 Observations

Campomanesia guazumifolia (Cambess.) O.Berg

 

Myrtaceae 11 6 Observations

Campomanesia lineatifolia Ruiz & Pav.

Perfume guava

Myrtaceae 3 3 Observations

Campomanesia phaea (O.Berg) Landrum

Cambuci

Myrtaceae 21 11 Observations

Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer

Geraldton-wax

Myrtaceae 599 502 Observations

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

Lemonscented gum

Myrtaceae 84 54 Observations

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

Redflower gum

Myrtaceae 435 314 Observations

Eucalyptus botryoides Sm.

Gippsland-mahogany

Myrtaceae 18 7 Observations

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.

River Redgum

Myrtaceae 2,006 1,397 Observations

Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth.

Argyle apple

Myrtaceae 170 118 Observations

Eucalyptus cladocalyx F.Muell.

Sugargum

Myrtaceae 3 3 Observations

Eucalyptus globulus Labill.

Tasmanian bluegum

Myrtaceae 4,163 3,016 Observations

Eucalyptus gunnii Hook.f.

Apple Eucalyptus

Myrtaceae 2,030 1,677 Observations

Eucalyptus leucoxylon F.Muell.

South Australian blue gum

Myrtaceae 103 59 Observations

Eucalyptus macrocarpa Hook.

Desert mallee

Myrtaceae 26 18 Observations

Eucalyptus mannifera Mudie

Manna gum

Myrtaceae 4 3 Observations

Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell.

Australian tallowwood

Myrtaceae 12 5 Observations

Eucalyptus occidentalis Endl.

Swamp yate

Myrtaceae 4 2 Observations

Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Spreng.

Jounama snow gum

Myrtaceae 100 55 Observations

Eucalyptus pulverulenta Sims

Silverleaf mountain gum

Myrtaceae 417 353 Observations

Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls

Red ironbark

Myrtaceae 110 78 Observations

Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.

Brazil-cherry

Myrtaceae 414 273 Observations

Eugenia involucrata DC.

Cherry-of-the-Rio Grande

Myrtaceae 164 128 Observations

Eugenia myrcianthes Nied.

 

Myrtaceae 34 13 Observations

Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.

Uvaia

Myrtaceae 170 82 Observations

Eugenia stipitata McVaugh

Araca-boi

Myrtaceae 42 33 Observations

Eugenia uniflora L.

Pitanga

Myrtaceae 2,275 1,793 Observations

Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell.

Australian myrtle

Myrtaceae 98 61 Observations

Leptospermum lanigerum (Aiton) Sm.

Woolly Tea-tree

Myrtaceae 33 18 Observations

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

Manuka

Myrtaceae 1,407 1,132 Observations

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

Brisbane box

Myrtaceae 148 67 Observations

Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Chilean myrtle

Myrtaceae 441 283 Observations

Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray

Cheken

Myrtaceae 56 30 Observations

Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.

Bracelet honey myrtle

Myrtaceae 286 164 Observations

Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell.

Black teatree

Myrtaceae 95 74 Observations

Melaleuca decora (Salisb.) Britten

 

Myrtaceae 4 1 Observation

Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.

Red honey myrtle

Myrtaceae 36 20 Observations

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L.

Cajaput-tree

Myrtaceae 41 23 Observations

Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.

Cajeput tree

Myrtaceae 104 68 Observations

Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm.

Prickly-leaf paperbark

Myrtaceae 5 4 Observations

Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake

Punktree

Myrtaceae 335 217 Observations

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