Botanical Family · Myrtales
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
51 speciesOrder Myrtales8+ well-known plants
A family of aromatic trees and shrubs characterised by leaves dotted with essential oil glands. Includes eucalyptus, guava (Psidium), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), and bottlebrushes. The flowers have numerous prominent stamens giving them a feathery appearance.
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How to recognise the Myrtaceae family
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Pellucid oil glands in leaves
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Numerous showy stamens
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Berry, capsule, or drupe fruit
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Weeping BottlebrushCallistemon viminalisLemon-Scented GumEucalyptus citriodoraForest Red Gum, YukaliEucalyptus tereticornisCherry Of The Rio GrandeEugenia bracteataKodi CherryEugenia codyensisGoa CherryEugenia macrosepalaJungle GuavaEugenia singampattianaBarbados Cherry, Brazilian Cherry, Cayenne Cherry, Pitanga, Surinam CherryEugenia uniflora
All 51 species in MYRTACEAE
- Weeping BottlebrushCallistemon viminalis
- Lemon-Scented GumEucalyptus citriodora
- Forest Red Gum, YukaliEucalyptus tereticornis
- Cherry Of The Rio GrandeEugenia bracteata
- Kodi CherryEugenia codyensis
- Goa CherryEugenia macrosepala
- Jungle GuavaEugenia singampattiana
- Barbados Cherry, Brazilian Cherry, Cayenne Cherry, Pitanga, Surinam CherryEugenia uniflora
- Black Tea-TreeMelaleuca bracteata
- Weeping PaperbarkMelaleuca leucadendra
- Weeping BottlebrushMelaleuca viminalis
- All Spice, Pimento TreePimenta dioica
- Guava Tree, Guava, Guajava, Common GuavaPsidium guajava
- Brazilian GuavaPsidium guineense
- Watery Rose-Apple, Water Apple, Bell FruitSyzygium aqueum
- Clove Tree, ClovesSyzygium aromaticum
- Scrub CherrySyzygium australe
- South Indian PlumSyzygium caryophyllatum
- Indian Blackberry, Black Plum, Jambolan, Jambu, Jambol, Jaman, Java Plum, Naval, NereduSyzygium cumini
- Sea AppleSyzygium grande
- Panner-Fruit TreeSyzygium hemisphericum
- Rose Apple, Pomme Rose, Malabar PlumSyzygium jambos
- MadleSyzygium laetum
- Malay Apple, Macopa, Manzana, Otaheite Apple, PomarosaSyzygium malaccense
- Mundagam WaterberrySyzygium mundagam
- Red-LipSyzygium myrtifolium
- Rai JamunSyzygium nervosum
- Kath JamunSyzygium salicifolium
- Java Apple, Samarang Apple, Wax AppleSyzygium samarangense
- Malayalam PulaSyzygium zeylanicum
- Golden PendaXanthostemon chrysanthus
- Eugenia aloysii
- Eugenia argentea
- Eugenia calcadensis
- Eugenia cotinifolia
- Eugenia cotinifolia subsp. phyllyraeoides
- Eugenia rottleriana
- Eugenia thwaitesii
- Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis
- Syzygium alternifolium
- Syzygium chavaran
- Syzygium gardneri
- Syzygium lanceolatum
- Syzygium munronii
- Syzygium myhendrae
- Syzygium occidentale
- Syzygium palghatense
- Syzygium parameswaranii
- Syzygium stocksii
- Syzygium tamilnadensis
- Syzygium travancoricum
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