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Myrtaceae (/ m ə r ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle , pōhutukawa , bay rum tree , clove , guava , acca (feijoa) , allspice , and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group.
The APG III system agrees with the older Cronquist circumscriptions of treating Psiloxylaceae and Heteropyxidaceae within Myrtaceae, and Memecyclaceae within Melastomataceae. Ellagitannins are reported in dicotyledoneous angiosperms, and notably in species in the order Myrtales.
Myrtle is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Plants called "myrtle" include: [ 1 ] Myrtaceae
Syzygium (/ s ɪ ˈ z ɪ dʒ iː ə m /) [3] is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200 species, [4] [5] [6] and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific. [7]
Myrtus (commonly called myrtle) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753. [2] Over 600 names have been proposed in the genus, but nearly all have either been moved to other genera or been regarded as synonyms. The genus Myrtus has three species recognised today: [5]
Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as tea tree, [2] is a species of tree or tall shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Endemic to Australia, it occurs in southeast Queensland and the north coast and adjacent ranges of New South Wales where it grows along streams and on swampy flats, and is often the dominant species where it occurs.
Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Eucalyptus camaldulensis: red river gum Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Eucalyptus cinerea: silver dollar tree Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Eucalyptus citriodora: lemon-scented gum Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Eucalyptus cladocalyx: sugar gum Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Eucalyptus deglupta: Mindanao gum Myrtaceae (myrtle family ...
Melaleuca (/ ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ lj uː k ə /) is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles, bottlebrushes or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of Leptospermum).