Myrtaceae - Wikipedia
WEBMyrtaceae (/ mərˈteɪsiˌaɪ, - siːˌiː /), 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.
Myrtaceae | Tropical, Evergreen, Shrubs | Britannica
WEBMyrtaceae, the myrtle family of shrubs and trees, in the order Myrtales, containing about 150 genera and 3,300 species that are widely distributed in the tropics. They have rather leathery evergreen leaves with oil glands.
list of plants in the family Myrtaceae - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBThe 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. Several are useful as spices, and a number of species are economically important as timber.
Melaleuca - Wikipedia
WEBMelaleuca (/ 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).
Myrtus - Wikipedia
WEBMyrtus (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]
Myrtales | Description, Families, Characteristics, & Natural History
WEBMyrtales, the myrtle order of flowering plants, comprising 9 families, 380 genera, and about 13,000 species distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The order includes many trees and shrubs, a number of which are of economic importance as sources of timber, spice, food, or ornamental plants.
myrtle family (Family Myrtaceae) · iNaturalist
WEBMyrtaceae 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.
Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae) - Australian Native Plants Society …
WEBThe 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. The family includes many well-known native genera including Angophora, Corymbia, Callistemon (bottlebrushes), Eucalyptus, Melaleuca (paperbarks and honey …
Myrtaceae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBThe 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).
American Journal of Botany - Botanical Society of America
WEBMay 10, 2024 · Myrteae (Myrtaceae), with ~2700 species, is a key component of the exceptionally diverse Neotropical flora, but given its complicated taxonomy, automated assembling of molecular supermatrices from public databases often lead to unreliable topologies due to poor species identification.