Myrtaceae

E319688

Myrtaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes many aromatic trees and shrubs such as eucalyptus, clove, and guava.

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Label Occurrences
Myrtaceae canonical 16

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
centerOfDiversity Australia
South America
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName myrtle family
contains Acca sellowiana
Backhousia citriodora
Callistemon
Corymbia
Eucalyptus
Eugenia uniflora
Feijoa sellowiana
Kunzea
Leptospermum
Luma apiculata
Melaleuca
Metrosideros
Myrtus
Pimenta dioica
Psidium guajava
Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium cumini
Syzygium
surface form: Syzygium jambos

Syzygium malaccense
Tristaniopsis
describedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
distribution subtropical regions
tropical regions
warm temperate regions
economicUse edible fruits
essential oils
ornamental plants
spices
timber production
flowerType actinomorphic
fruitType berry
capsule
hasCharacteristic entire leaf margins
essential oil glands in leaves
evergreen foliage
flowers with numerous stamens
inferior ovary in many genera
opposite leaves in many species
woody plants
hasTypeSpecies Myrtus communis
includesFruitCrop Surinam cherry
feijoa
guava
includesSpice allspice
clove
includesTimberGenus Eucalyptus
isAromatic true
kingdom Plantae
nomenclaturalAuthority Jussieu
order Myrtales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination bird-pollinated
insect-pollinated
taxonRank family

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malvids includesFamily Myrtaceae
order Myrtales includesFamily Myrtaceae
subject surface form: Myrtales
order Myrtales typeFamily Myrtaceae
subject surface form: Myrtales
Eucalyptus pauciflora (snow gum) family Myrtaceae
subject surface form: Eucalyptus pauciflora
Myrtales includesFamily Myrtaceae
Myrtus family Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus family Myrtaceae
Psidium family Myrtaceae
Syzygium family Myrtaceae
Callistemon family Myrtaceae
Melaleuca family Myrtaceae
Luma apiculata family Myrtaceae
Gondwanan flora hasKeyElement Myrtaceae