Myrtaceae Juss.
First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 322. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
Accepted Genera
- Acca O.Berg
- Accara Landrum
- Actinodium S.Schauer ex Schltdl.
- Agonis (DC.) Sweet
- Algrizea Proença & NicLugh.
- Allosyncarpia S.T.Blake
- Aluta Rye & Trudgen
- Amomyrtella Kausel
- Amomyrtus (Burret) D.Legrand & Kausel
- Angophora Cav.
- Anticoryne Turcz.
- Archirhodomyrtus (Nied.) Burret
- Arillastrum Pancher ex Baill.
- Astartea DC.
- Asteromyrtus S.Schauer
- Astus Trudgen & Rye
- Austromyrtus (Nied.) Burret
- Babingtonia Lindl.
- Backhousia Hook. & Harv.
- Baeckea L.
- Balaustion Hook.
- Barongia Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland
- Basisperma C.T.White
- Blepharocalyx O.Berg
- Calycolpus O.Berg
- Calycorectes O.Berg
- Calytrix Labill.
- Campomanesia Ruiz & Pav.
- Chamelaucium Desf.
- Chamguava Landrum
- Cheyniana Rye
- Cloezia Brongn. & Gris
- Corymbia K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
- Corynanthera J.W.Green
- Curitiba Salywon & Landrum
- Cyathostemon Turcz.
- Darwinia Rudge
- Decaspermum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Enekbatus Trudgen & Rye
- Ericomyrtus Turcz.
- Eucalyptopsis C.T.White
- Eucalyptus L'Hér.
- Eugenia P.Micheli ex L.
- Euryomyrtus S.Schauer
- Feijoa O.Berg
- Gossia N.Snow & Guymer
- Harmogia S.Schauer
- Heteropyxis Harv.
- Homalocalyx F.Muell.
- Homalospermum S.Schauer
- Homoranthus A.Cunn. ex S.Schauer
- Hypocalymma (Endl.) Endl.
- Hysterobaeckea (Nied.) Rye
- Kanakomyrtus N.Snow
- Kania Schltr.
- Kardomia Peter G.Wilson
- Kjellbergiodendron Burret
- Kunzea Rchb.
- Legrandia Kausel
- Lenwebbia N.Snow & Guymer
- Leptospermum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Lindsayomyrtus B.Hyland & Steenis
- Lithomyrtus F.Muell.
- Lophomyrtus Burret
- Lophostemon Schott
- Luma A.Gray
- Lysicarpus F.Muell.
- Malleostemon J.W.Green
- Melaleuca L.
- Metrosideros Banks ex Gaertn.
- Micromyrtus Benth.
- Mitrantia Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland
- Mosiera Small
- Myrceugenia O.Berg
- Myrcia DC. ex Guill.
- Myrcianthes O.Berg
- Myrciaria O.Berg
- Myrrhinium Schott
- Myrtastrum Burret
- Myrtella F.Muell.
- Myrteola O.Berg
- Myrtus Tourn. ex L.
- Neofabricia Joy Thomps.
- Neomitranthes D.Legrand
- Neomyrtus Burret
- Ochrosperma Trudgen
- Octamyrtus Diels
- Osbornia F.Muell.
- Oxymyrrhine S.Schauer
- Pericalymma (Endl.) Endl.
- Pileanthus Labill.
- Pilidiostigma Burret
- Pimenta Lindl.
- Pleurocalyptus Brongn. & Gris
- Plinia Plum. ex L.
- Psidium L.
- Psiloxylon Thouars ex Tul.
- Purpureostemon Gugerli
- Rhodamnia Jack
- Rhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.
- Rinzia S.Schauer
- Ristantia Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
- Sannantha Peter G.Wilson
- Scholtzia S.Schauer
- Seorsus Rye & Trudgen
- Siphoneugena O.Berg
- Sphaerantia Peter G.Wilson & B.Hyland
- Stenostegia A.R.Bean
- Stockwellia D.J.Carr, S.G.M.Carr & B.Hyland
- Syncarpia Ten.
- Syzygium Gaertn.
- Taxandria (Benth.) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant
- Temu O.Berg
- Tetrapora S.Schauer
- Thaleropia Peter G.Wilson
- Thryptomene Endl.
- Triplarina Raf.
- Tristania R.Br.
- Tristaniopsis Brongn. & Gris
- Ugni Turcz.
- Uromyrtus Burret
- Verticordia DC.
- Welchiodendron Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
- Whiteodendron Steenis
- Xanthomyrtus Diels
- Xanthostemon F.Muell.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Neotropikey
- Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
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