Myrtaceae

Plants

165 genera · 7594 species in the Library

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Myrtaceae, 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. All species are woody, contain essential oils, and have flower parts in multiples of four or five. The leaves are evergreen, alternate to mostly opposite, simple, and usually entire. The flowers have a base number of five petals, though in several genera, the petals are minute or absent. The stamens are usually very conspicuous, brightly coloured, and numerous.

Summary from Wikipedia

Eugenia

1458 species

Syzygium

1318 species

Eucalyptus

975 species

Myrcia

930 species

Melaleuca

391 species

Myrtus

185 species

Psidium

152 species

Leptospermum

116 species

Calytrix

115 species

Verticordia

104 species

Corymbia

95 species

Metrosideros

86 species

Plinia

81 species

Kunzea

66 species

Darwinia

56 species

Myrceugenia

55 species

Callistemon

52 species

Micromyrtus

51 species

Thryptomene

51 species

Campomanesia

50 species

Xanthostemon

48 species

Gossia

47 species

Tristaniopsis

46 species

Myrcianthes

43 species

Myrciaria

41 species

Rhodamnia

40 species

Scholtzia

39 species

Calyptranthes

36 species

Mosiera

35 species

Decaspermum

34 species

Homoranthus

32 species

Baeckea

30 species

Calycorectes

30 species

Hypocalymma

28 species

Xanthomyrtus

24 species

Rhodomyrtus

23 species

Pimenta

22 species

Uromyrtus

22 species

Chamelaucium

21 species

Rinzia

21 species

Astartea

19 species

Balaustion

18 species

Calycolpus

18 species

Marlierea

18 species

Angophora

16 species

Sannantha

16 species

Neomitranthes

15 species

Malleostemon

14 species

Babingtonia

13 species

Backhousia

13 species

Homalocalyx

12 species

Lithomyrtus

12 species

Siphoneugena

12 species

Tristania

12 species

Hysterobaeckea

11 species

Taxandria

11 species

Enekbatus

10 species

Myrtaciphyllum

9 species

Myrtoleucodendron

9 species

Agonis

8 species

Austrobaeckea

8 species

Myrceugeina

8 species

Pileanthus

8 species

Asteromyrtus

7 species

Cyathostemon

7 species

Euryomyrtus

7 species

Triplarina

7 species

Austromyrtus

6 species

Blepharocalyx

6 species

Cloezia

6 species

Kanakomyrtus

6 species

Kania

6 species

Kardomia

6 species

Ochrosperma

6 species

Pilidiostigma

6 species

Aluta

5 species

Archirhodomyrtus

5 species

Luma

5 species

Octamyrtus

5 species

Ugni

5 species

Astus

4 species

Ericomyrtus

4 species

Hypocalymna

4 species

Jambus

4 species

Lophostemon

4 species

Myrciophyllum

4 species

Myrtospermum

4 species

Oxymyrrhine

4 species

Pericalymma

4 species

Seorsus

4 species

Syncarpia

4 species

Callistemophyllum

3 species

Chamguava

3 species

Heteropyxis

3 species

Lophomyrtus

3 species

Myrtella

3 species

Myrteola

3 species

Neofabricia

3 species

Ristantia

3 species

Siphoneugenia

3 species

Thaleropia

3 species

Algrizea

2 species

Amomyrtella

2 species

Amomyrtus

2 species

Anticoryne

2 species

Calyptrogenia

2 species

Cheyniana

2 species

Eucalyptophyllum

2 species

Eucalyptopsis

2 species

Feijoa

2 species

Lenwebbia

2 species

Lhotzkya

2 species

Myrtophyllum

2 species

Pleurocalyptus

2 species

Pseudanamomis

2 species

Sphaerantia

2 species

Stereocaryum

2 species

Acca

1 species

Accara

1 species

Actinodium

1 species

Aldwickia

1 species

Allosyncarpia

1 species

Arillastrum

1 species

Barongia

1 species

Basisperma

1 species

Ciposia

1 species

Curitiba

1 species

Eugeniaites

1 species

Harmogia

1 species

Homalospermum

1 species

Kjellbergiodendron

1 species

Kunzspermum

1 species

Leantria

1 species

Leciscium

1 species

Legrandia

1 species

Leptospermites

1 species

Leptospermocarpum

1 species

Lindsayomyrtus

1 species

Lysicarpus

1 species

Mariomella

1 species

Mitrantia

1 species

Myrrhinium

1 species

Myrtastrum

1 species

Myrtifolium

1 species

Myrtiphyllum

1 species

Myrtoidoxylon

1 species

Myrtomiophyton

1 species

Myrtonium

1 species

Myrtoxylon

1 species

Nelitris

1 species

Neomyrtus

1 species

Nothomyrcia

1 species

Osbornia

1 species

Palaeorhodomyrtus

1 species

Psiloxylon

1 species

Purpureostemon

1 species

Stenostegia

1 species

Stockwellia

1 species

Suarda

1 species

Syncarpites

1 species

Tepualia

1 species

Tristaniandra

1 species

Tristanites

1 species

Welchiodendron

1 species

Whiteodendron

1 species