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Myrtaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 27172

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Baeckeaceae
 
    Chamelauciaceae
 
    Eugeniaceae
 
    Heteropyxidaceae
 
    Leptospermaceae
 
    Melaleucaceae
 
    Myrrhiniaceae
 
    Psiloxylaceae
 
  Common Name(s): myrtles [English]
  
    myrtacées [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderMyrtales   
                            FamilyMyrtaceae  – myrtles, myrtacées  
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAcca O. Berg  
                               GenusBaeckea L.  
                               GenusCallistemon R. Br. – bottlebrush 
                               GenusCalothamnus Labill. – netbush 
                               GenusCalyptranthes Sw. – lidflowers, spicewood, mountainbay 
                               GenusCalytrix Labill.  
                               GenusChamelaucium Desf.  
                               GenusCorymbia K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson  
                               GenusDecaspermum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.  
                               GenusEucalyptus L'Hér. – gum 
                               GenusEugenia L. – eugenias, stoppers 
                               GenusKunzea Rchb.  
                               GenusLeptospermum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. – teatree 
                               GenusLophostemon Schott  
                               GenusMarlierea Cambess.  
                               GenusMelaleuca L.  
                               GenusMetrosideros Banks ex Gaertn. – lehua 
                               GenusMosiera Small  
                               GenusMyrcia DC. ex Guill. – rodwood 
                               GenusMyrcianthes O. Berg  
                               GenusMyrciaria O. Berg – guavaberry 
                               GenusMyrtella F. Muell.  
                               GenusMyrtus L.  
                               GenusPimenta Lindl.  
                               GenusPlinia L.  
                               GenusPseudanamomis Kausel  
                               GenusPsidium L. – guavas 
                               GenusRhodomyrtus (DC.) Rchb.  
                               GenusSiphoneugena O. Berg  
                               GenusSyncarpia Ten. – turpentine tree 
                               GenusSyzygium P. Br. ex Gaertn.  
                               GenusTristaniopsis Brongn. & Gris  
                               GenusUgni Turcz. – uñi 
                               GenusVerticordia DC.  
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: myrtacées[French]   
       
  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Myrtaceae   
       
  Source: Myrtaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Myrtaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Myrtaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Myrtaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Myrtaceae   
       
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