Octamyrtus is a group of plantss in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1922. It is native to New Guinea and to the nearby Indonesian Province of Maluku. Species 1. \n* Octamyrtus arfakensis Kaneh. & Hatus. ex C.T.White - West New Guinea 2. \n* Octamyrtus behrmannii Diels - New Guinea 3. \n* Octamyrtus glomerata Kaneh. & Hatus. ex C.T.White - New Guinea 4. \n* Octamyrtus halmaherensis Craven & Sunarti - Halmahera 5. \n* Octamyrtus insignis Diels - New Guinea 6. \n* Octamyrtus pleiopetala Diels - New Guinea, Aru Islands