order Myrtales

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Order Myrtales is a group of flowering plants within the rosid clade that includes families such as Myrtaceae and Onagraceae, encompassing many trees, shrubs, and herbs like myrtles, eucalyptus, and fuchsias.

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Label Occurrences
Myrtales sensu APG IV 1
order Myrtales canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade of flowering plants
plant order
taxonomic rank
authorCitation Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
belongsToClade Rosids
surface form: rosid clade
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
containsEssentialOils many species in Myrtaceae
distribution cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical regions
economicImportance fruit crops
ornamental plants
source of essential oils
source of timber
floralSymmetry usually actinomorphic
growthFormIncludes herbs
shrubs
trees
includesCrop clove
feijoa
guava
pomegranate
includesFamily Alzateaceae
Combretaceae
Crypteroniaceae
Duabangaceae
Heteropyxidaceae
Lythraceae
Melastomataceae
Myrtaceae
Oliniaceae
Onagraceae
Penaeaceae
Rhynchocalycaceae
Sonneratiaceae
Trapaceae
Vochysiaceae
includesGenus Callistemon
Eucalyptus
Fuchsia
Lagerstroemia (crape myrtle)
surface form: Lagerstroemia

Lythrum
Melaleuca
Myrtus
Oenothera
Psidium
Punica
Rhizophora
Sonneratia
Syzygium
Trapa
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement usually opposite or whorled
leafMargin entire or slightly toothed
leafType simple leaves
namedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
notableSpecies Eucalyptus
surface form: Eucalyptus globulus

Fuchsia magellanica
Lagerstroemia indica
Myrtus communis
Oenothera
surface form: Oenothera biennis
ovaryPosition inferior or semi-inferior
petalNumber typically 4 to 5
photosyntheticPathway C3
recognizedBy APG IV system
scientificName Myrtales
stamenNumber often numerous
subclade order Myrtales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Myrtales sensu APG IV
taxonRank order
typeFamily Myrtaceae
woodType hardwood in many tree species
yearDescribed 1820

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

Rosids contains order Myrtales
order Myrtales subclade order Myrtales self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Myrtales
this entity surface form: Myrtales sensu APG IV