Contains 11 genera and 24 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
MYRTACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
MYRTALES
MYRTACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corymbia | BLOODWOODS | 1 | ||
| Eucalyptus | EUCALYPTUS | 3 | ||
| Eugenia | STOPPER | 6 | ||
| Melaleuca | MELALEUCA | 3 | ||
| Mosiera | 1 | |||
| Myrcia | LIDFLOWER | 2 | ||
| Myrcianthes | MYRCIANTHES | 1 | ||
| Pimenta | PIMENTA | 1 | ||
| Psidium | GUAVA | 3 | ||
| Rhodomyrtus | RHODOMYRTUS | 1 | ||
| Syzygium | SYZYGIUM | 2 |
Identification Key
1. Leaves usually alternate, sometimes opposite; fruit a woody capsule
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1. Leaves opposite to subopposite; fruit a fleshy berry
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2. Leaf blades typically with basal and parallel secondary veins; inflorescence of spikes; flowers without a calpytra, the sepals and petals distinct
2. Leaf blades pinnate-veined; inflorescence of umbels; flowers with a circumscissile-dehiscent calyptra, without distinct sepals or petals
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3. Stems, buds, petioles, and/or leaf blades reddish hirsute
3. Stems, buds, petioles and leaf blades glabrous
4. Buds and lower leaf blade surface whitish-tomentose; leaf blade with basal secondary veins parallel to margin and extending to the apex
4. Buds and lower leaf blade surface glabrous or pubescent, but not whitish tomentose; leaf blade venation various
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5. Leaf blade with numerous punctae forming a roughened, bullate surface texture
5. Leaf blade surface generally smooth
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6. Leaf blades typically with 10-40 fine, close-set, nearly straight, subparallel ascending secondary veins on each side of the midrib
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6. Leaf blades typically with 0-22 well-spaced secondary veins visible on each side of the midrib, the secondary veins not with the above combination of characters or the secondary veins not apparent
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7. Leaf blades usually 3-6 cm long; calyx a circumscissile calyptra; petals absent
7. Leaf blades 8-24 cm long; calyx not forming a calyptra; petals present, sometimes forming a calyptra
8. Sepals and petals 5-merous; fruit 1.5-8 cm long; ovary 3-6 carpellate
8. Sepals and petals 4-merous; fruit 0.4-1.5 cm long; ovary 2-4 carpellate
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9. Leaf blades mostly 9-20 cm long
9. Leaf blades 2-8 cm long
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10. Leaf blades mostly 2.5-8 cm long, 1-4 cm wide; petiole 1-9 mm long; calyx open in bud; sepals 1-4 mm long
10. Leaf blades mostly 1-4 cm long, 0.8-3 cm wide; petiole 1-3 mm long; calyx closed or nearly so in bud; sepals 3-4 mm long