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Myrtaceae
| Description | Myrtaceae or the myrtle family is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pohutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All species are woody, contain essential oils, and have flower parts in multiples of four or five. The leaves are evergreen, alternate to mostly opposite, simple, and usually entire (i.e., without a toothed margin). The flowers have a base number of five petals, though in several genera the petals are minute or absent. The stamens are usually very conspicuous, brightly coloured and numerous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Myrtaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Myrtaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Myrtaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gen. Pl.: 322. 4 Aug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 14 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | フトモモ, Myrtles, Myrtacées, Myrtenväxter, Myrtle Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Accara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acmena ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Actinodium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Adhunia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Agonis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Algrizea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Allosyncarpia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aluta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amomyrtella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Angophora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archirhodomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arillastrum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astartea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asteromyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austromyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Babingtonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Backhousia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baeckea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Balaustion genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Barongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Basisperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Beaufortia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Blepharocalyx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Callistemon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calycolpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calycorectes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptranthes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Calyptrogenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calytrix genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Campomanesia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamaelaucium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamelaucium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chamguava genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheyniana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chytraculia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cloezia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Commersona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corymbia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Corynanthera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Curitiba genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Darwinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Decaspermum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Enekbatus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ericomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucalyptopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucalyptus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 81 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eugenia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Euryomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gossia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guaiava genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guapurium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harmogia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropyxis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Homalocalyx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Homalospermum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Homoranthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hottea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypocalymma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hysterobaeckea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kanakomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kardomia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kjellbergiodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kunzea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kunzspermum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leciscium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Legrandia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lencymmoea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lenwebbia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptospermum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lindsayomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lophomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lophostemon genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Luma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lysicarpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Malleostemon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mariomella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Marlierea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melaleuca genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Meteoromyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metrosideros ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Micromyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mitranthes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mitrantia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mosiera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrceugeina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrceugenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 17.5 Ma Miocene | |
| Myrcia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrcianthes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrciaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrciophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Myrrhinium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrtaciphyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Myrtastrum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrtella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrteola genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrtiphyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrtoidoxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neofabricia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neomitranthes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ochrosperma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Octamyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Osbornia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oxymyrrhine genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pericalymma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pileanthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilidiostigma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pimenta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurocalyptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudanamomis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudolaryngodus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psiloxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Purpureostemon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhodamnia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rhodomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rinzia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ristantia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sannantha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scholtzia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seorsus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Siphoneugena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerantia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenostegia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stereocaryum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stockwellia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stravadium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syncarpia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syzygium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Taxandria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tepualia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thaleropia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thryptomene genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triplarina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tristania ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Tristaniandra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Tristaniopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ugni genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Uromyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Verticordia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Welchiodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Whiteodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xanthomyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xanthostemon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Siphoneugnea gomesiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tarenna guineense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tepaulia philippiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Baeckeaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Baeckeaceae |
| Eugeniaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Eugeniaceae |
| Myrrhiniaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Myrrhiniaceae |
| Heteropyxidaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Heteropyxidaceae |
| Kaniaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Kaniaceae |
| Psiloxylaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Psiloxylaceae |
| Chamelauciaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Chamelauciaceae |
| Leptospermaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Leptospermaceae |
| Melaleucaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Melaleucaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1789 | Myrtaceae de Jussieu |
| 1941 | Myrtaceae MacGinitie |
| 1993 | Myrtaceae McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Myrtaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Myrtaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
