Rhodomyrtus is a genus of 24 species (one species undescribed) of shrubs and trees in the family Myrtaceae

Myrtaceae

The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...

. The genus is native to Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, Malesia

Malesia

Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom.-Floristic province:...

, Melanesia

Melanesia

Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...

, and Australia

Australia

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. Its greatest levels of diversity are on New Guinea

New Guinea

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 and in northeastern Australia

Australia

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. DNA sequence data and morphological data indicate that the genus is artificial (polyphyletic). Additional studies are needed before it can be split into two or more smaller monophyletic genera (Snow et al. 2008).

Species include:

• Rhodomyrtus canescens C .T. White & Francis
• Rhodomyrtus effusa Guymer
• Rhodomyrtus elegans (Blume) A.J. Scott
• Rhodomyrtus guymeriana N.Snow
• Rhodomyrtus kaweaensis N.Snow
• Rhodomyrtus lanata Guymer
• Rhodomyrtus locellata (Guill.) Burret
• Rhodomyrtus longisepala N. Snow & J. McFadden
• Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa
  Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa
  Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa is a evergreen green tree found in rainforests and monsoon forests of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Sometimes cultivated for its ornamental flowers and fruit....
  
  Benth. - Finger Cherry
• Rhodomyrtus mengenensis N.Snow
• Rhodomyrtus misimana N.Snow
• Rhodomyrtus montana Guymer
• Rhodomyrtus novoguineensis Diels
• Rhodomyrtus obovata C.T. White
• Rhodomyrtus pervagata Guymer
• Rhodomyrtus pinnatinervis (G. Don) Benth.
• Rhodomyrtus psidioides
  Rhodomyrtus psidioides
  Rhodomyrtus psidioides, the native guava, is a shrub or small rainforest tree to 12m high, native to eastern Australia.Leaves are ovate to elliptic or oblong, 5–25 cm long and 2.5–6.5 cm wide, with a glossy upper surface and paler lower surface. Oil glands are numerous, and the leaves...
  
  (G.Don) Benth. - Native Guava
• Rhodomyrtus salomonensis (C.T. White) A.J. Scott
• Rhodomyrtus sericea Burret
• Rhodomyrtus surigaoensis Elmer
• Rhodomyrtus takeuchii N. Snow & J. Cantley
• Rhodomyrtus trineura (F.Muell.) Benth.
• Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
  Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
  Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern and southeastern Asia, from India, east to southern China, Taiwan and the Philippines, and south to Malaysia and Sulawesi...
  
  (Aiton) Hassk.