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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.
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 (myrtle family) Calyptranthes pallens: pale lidflower Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Calyptranthes zuzygium: myrtle-of-the-river Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Corymbia: corymbia trees; Corymbia ficifolia: red-flowering gum Myrtaceae (myrtle family) Eucalyptus: eucalyptus trees; Eucalyptus caesia: silver princess mallee Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
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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]
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.
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]
Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family. [ 3 ] The table below contains seed-bearing families from Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase , with two updated families [ a ] from Plants of the ...