Myrtaceae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamiliae: Myrtoideae – Psiloxyloideae
Genera: Acca – Accara – Actinodium – Agonis – Algrizea – Allosyncarpia – Aluta – Amomyrtella – Amomyrtus – Angophora – Archirhodomyrtus – Arillastrum – Astartea – Asteromyrtus – Astus – Austrobaeckea – Austromyrtus – Babingtonia – Backhousia – Baeckea – Balaustion – Barongia – Basisperma – Beaufortia – Blepharocalyx – Callistemon – Calothamnus – Calycolpus – Calycorectes – Calyptranthes – Calyptrogenia – Calytrix – Campomanesia – Chamelaucium – Chamguava – Cheyniana – Cloezia – Conothamnus – Corymbia – Corynanthera – Cupheanthus – Curitiba – Darwinia – Decaspermum – Eremaea – Eucalyptopsis – Eucalyptus – Eugenia – Euryomyrtus – Gossia – Harmogia – Heteropyxis – Hexachlamys – Homalocalyx – Homalospermum – Homoranthus – Hottea – Hypocalymma – Kania – Kanakomyrtus – Kardomia – Kjellbergiodendron – Kunzea – Lamarchea – Legrandia – Lenwebbia – Leptospermum – Lindsayomyrtus – Lithomyrtus – Lophomyrtus – Lophostemon – Luma – Lysicarpus – Malleostemon – Melaleuca – Metrosideros – Micromyrtus – Mitranthes – Mitrantia – Mosiera – Myrceugenia – Myrcia – Myrcianthes – Myrciaria – Myrrhinium – Myrtastrum – Myrtella – Myrteola – Myrtus – Neofabricia – Neomitranthes – Neomyrtus – Ochrosperma – Octamyrtus – Osbornia – Paramyrciaria – Pericalymma – Phymatocarpus – Pileanthus – Pilidiostigma – Pimenta – Pleurocalyptus – Plinia – Pseudanamomis – Psidium – Psiloxylon – Purpureostemon – Regelia – Rhodamnia – Rhodomyrtus – Rinzia – Ristantia – Sannantha – Schizocalomyrtus – Scholtzia – Seorsus – Siphoneugena – Sphaerantia – Stenostegia – Stockwellia – Syncarpia – Syzygium – Taxandria – Temu – Thaleropia – Thryptomene – Triplarina – Tristania – Tristaniopsis – Ugni – Uromyrtus – Verticordia – Welchiodendron – Whiteodendron – Xanthomyrtus – Xanthostemon
Fossil-genera: Paramyrtacicarpus – Paramyrtacinium – Paramyrtaciphyllum

Name

Myrtaceae Juss. (1789)

Type genus: Myrtus L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Baeckeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl, Přir. Rostlin: 233. (1820)
- Chamelauciaceae DC. ex F.Rudolphi, Syst. Orb. Veg.: 55. (1830)
- Eugeniaceae Bercht. & J.Presl, Přir. Rostlin 2: 378. (1820)
- Heteropyxidaceae Engl. & Gilg in Engl., Syllabus, ed. 8, 281. (1920) nom. cons.
  - Type genus: Heteropyxis Harv.
- Kaniaceae Nakai, Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 245. (1943)
- Leptospermaceae Bercht. & J.Presl, Přir. Rostlin 2: 378. (1825)
- Melaleucaceae Vest, Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 268, 286. (1818)
- Myrrhiniaceae Arn., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 154. (1839)
- Psiloxylaceae Croizat, Principia Bot. 604, 1161, 1164. (1960)
  - Type genus: Psiloxylon Thouars ex Tul.

References

Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera plantarum, secundum ordines naturales disposita juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam. 498 pp. Paris: Herissant et Theophile Barrois. BHL Reference page.
Biffin, E., Lucas, E.J., Craven, L.A., da Costa, I.R., Harrington, M.G. & Crisp, M.D. 2010. Evolution of exceptional species richness among lineages of fleshy-fruited Myrtaceae. Annals of Botany 106(1): 79–93. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq088
Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Myrtaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Mar. 31. Reference page.
Lucas, E.J., Belsham, S.R., Lughadha, E.N., Orlovich, D.A., Sakuragui, C.M., Chase, M.W. & Wilson, P.G. 2005. Phylogenetic patterns in the fleshy-fruited Myrtaceae–preliminary molecular evidence. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 251(1): 35–51. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0164-9 Reference page.
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.
Thornhill, A.H. Wilson, P.G., Drudge, J., Barrett, M.D., Hope, G.S., Craven, L.A. & Crisp, M.D. 2012. Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 3: tribes Chamelaucieae, Leptospermeae and Lindsayomyrteae. Australian Journal of Botany 60(3): 225-259. DOI: 10.1071/BT11176 Reference page.
Tornabene, M.W. & Wagner, W.L. 2013. New combinations for Pacific endemic species: Marquesan Poaceae, and Micronesian Myrtaceae. PhytoKeys 28: 1-7. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.28.6139 Reference page.
Wilson, P.G., Heslewood, M.M. & Tarran, M.A. 2022. Three new tribes in Myrtaceae and reassessment of Kanieae. Australian Systematic Botany 35(4): 279-295. DOI: 10.1071/SB21032 Reference page.
Wilson, P.G., O’Brien M.M., Heslewood, M.M. & Quinn, C.J. 2005. Relationships within Myrtaceae sensu lato based on a matK phylogeny. Plant Systematics and Evolution 251(1): 3–19. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-004-0162-y Reference page.

Vernacular names

español: Mirtáceas
suomi: Myrttikasvit
Nordfriisk: Myrtenplaanten
français: Myrtacées
日本語: フトモモ科
македонски: Мирти
Nederlands: Mirteachtigen
русский: Миртовые
Türkçe: Mersingiller
українська: Миртові
中文: 桃金娘科