Neomyrtus

Neomyrtus pedunculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Neomyrtus
Burret
Species:
N. pedunculata
Binomial name
Neomyrtus pedunculata
(Hook.f.) Allan
Synonyms
  • Myrtus pedunculata Hook.f.
  • Eugenia vitis-idaea Raoul
  • Myrtus vitis-idaea (Raoul) Druce
  • Neomyrtus vitis-idaea (Raoul) Burret

Neomyrtus is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae described in 1941. It contains only one known species, Neomyrtus pedunculata, endemic to New Zealand. It is found there on both the North Island and the South Island.