| Purpureostemon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Xanthostemoneae |
| Genus: |
Purpureostemon Gugerli |
| Binomial name | |
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Purpureostemon ciliatus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Gugerli |
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Purpureostemon is a genus of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1939. There is only one known species, Purpureostemon ciliatus, endemic to New Caledonia.Purpureostemon is related to Xanthostemon.