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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.
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]
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
The APG III system places the order within the eurosids; this is corroborated by the placement of the Myrtales in the Malvid clade by the One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative. [ 3 ] Myrtales are placed as a sister to the eurosids II clade as of the publishing of the Eucalyptus grandis genome in June 2014.
Eugenia is a large, broadly distributed genus of flowering trees, shrubs, and subshrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. As of November 2019, there are 1,224 accepted species by Plants of the World Online. [1] Eugenia angustissima Eugenia axillaris Fruits of Eugenia uniflora (left) and Eugenia selloi Eugenia calycina
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 ]
Verticordia is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as V. verticordina to trees like V. cunninghamii, some spindly, others dense and bushy, but the majority are woody shrubs up to 2.0 m (7 ft) tall. The flowers are variously ...
Eugenia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae.It has a worldwide, although highly uneven, distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. The bulk of the approximately 1,100 species occur in the New World tropics, especially in the eastern Brazil's northern Andes, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Forest (coastal forests).