Botanical family · Myrtales
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
51 species in this family
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.
- Pellucid oil glands in leaves
- Numerous showy stamens
- Berry, capsule, or drupe fruit
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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