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Botanical Family · Ericales

Myrsinaceae

Myrsine Family

15 speciesOrder Ericales7+ well-known plants

The Myrsinaceae family (Myrsine Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Ericales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 15 species across 5 genera. Members range from shrubs to trees. Well-represented genera include Ardisia, Embelia and Rapanea. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include River Mangrove, Panicled Coralberry and Few-Flowered Coralberry.

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Representative MYRSINACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Myrsinaceae
Key pattern

Alternate, leathery leaves dotted with tiny translucent or dark internal glands visible against the light; small flowers with fused petals ripen into a single-seeded drupe, densely clustered along the branches.

Many species are dioecious (separate male and female plants) and bear dense clusters of small colourful fruit directly on the woody stem — a trait called cauliflory.

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Climbing vine
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Typical leaf characters

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

  • Flower symmetryVariable
  • InflorescenceVariable
  • FruitDrupe

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

River Mangrove, Black MangroveAegiceras corniculatumPanicled CoralberryArdisia paniculataFew-Flowered CoralberryArdisia paucifloraDuckeye CoralberryArdisia solanaceaEmbel, Embelia, Vidanga, BaoberangEmbelia ribesWind-BerryEmbelia tsjeriam-cottamWild BerryMaesa indica

All 15 species in MYRSINACEAE

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