Asteromyrtus was described as a genus in 1843. The genus was subsequently subsumed into
Melaleuca and
Sinoga, but was reinstated by
Lyndley Craven in 1988 to accommodate seven species, all of which are tropical shrubs or small trees native to
New Guinea,
Maluku, or northern
Australia, in lands peripheral to the
Arafura Sea,
Gulf of Carpentaria and
Torres Strait. ;Species •
Asteromyrtus angustifolia (
Gaertn.)
Craven - n
Queensland •
Asteromyrtus arnhemica (
Byrnes)
Craven - n
Northern Territory, n
Western Australia •
Asteromyrtus brassii (
Byrnes)
Craven - s
New Guinea, n Queensland •
Asteromyrtus lysicephala (
F.Muell. &
F.M.Bailey)
Craven -
Aru Islands, s New Guinea, n Queensland •
Asteromyrtus magnifica (
Specht)
Craven - n Northern Territory,
Groote Eylandt •
Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa (
F.Muell.)
Craven –
Liniment Tree - s New Guinea, n Queensland, n Northern Territory •
Asteromyrtus tranganensis Craven - Aru Islands ==References==