Myrtaceae - Wikipedia
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.
list of plants in the family Myrtaceae - Encyclopedia Britannica
The myrtle family (Myrtaceae) contains about 150 genera and 3,300 species of trees and shrubs. Its members are widely distributed in the tropics and characteristically feature leathery leaves with oil glands.
myrtle family (Family Myrtaceae) · iNaturalist
Myrtaceae or the myrtle family is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pohutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five.
Myrtaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types - Biology …
Important Types of Myrtaceae: 1. Callistemon citrinus (= C. lanceolatus D.C.) (Common name – Bottle brush or Laila Majnu) (Fig. 60.1) Habit: A large tree with crimson-yellow to red flowers. Root: Branched, tap root, deep feeders. Stem: Woody but upper portions herbaceous, erect, woody, branched, cylindrical and solid. Leaf:
Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae) - Australian Native Plants Society …
The Myrtle family is a large, cosmopolitan family of plants with over 5000 species worldwide. The family is well represented in Australia with over 70 genera and over 1500 species.
Melaleuca - Wikipedia
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).
Myrtaceae (myrtle) family - The Wood Database
Common Name and Type Genus: Myrtle family, derived from the Myrtus genus. Distribution: Worldwide occurrence, with greater frequency in warmer or tropical climates. Family Size: About 130-150 genera and 6,000 species (with new genera and species still being described regularly)
Myrtales | Description, Families, Characteristics, & Natural History ...
Myrtales, the myrtle order of flowering plants, composed of 9 families, 380 genera, and about 13,000 species distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The majority of these species belong to just two families, Melastomataceae and Myrtaceae.
Myrtaceae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The Myrtaceae family is generally considered an important edible fruit family which comprises around 121 genera and 3800–5800 species of woody shrubs or trees, mostly evergreen and distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics (Stefanello, Pascoal, & Salvador, 2011).
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The Myrtaceae, a family with perhaps over 5000 species may be the ninth largest family of flowering plants, but its taxonomy is yet poorly understood, so these can only be tentative estimates. It has two great centers of diversity: Australia, southern Asia and islands of that general region; and the American tropics.