Myrtaceae

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MYRTACEAE

2. Introduction
• The Myrtaceae are a family, the myrtle family,
of dicotyledonous plants placed within the
order Myrtales.
• Myrtle, clove, guava, allspice, and
eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody,
with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples
of four or five. One notable character of the
family is that the phloem is located on both sides
of the xylem, not just outside as in most other
plants.

3. • The leaves are evergreen, alternate to mostly
opposite, simple, and usually with an entire
(not 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.

4. Common myrtle
• Myrtus communis, the common myrtle or true myrtle,
is native across the northern Mediterranean region.
• The plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing
to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. The leaf is entire, 3–5 cm long,
with a fragrant essential oil.
• The star-like flower has five petals and sepals, and
numerous stamens. Petals usually are white. The
flower is pollinated by insects.
• The fruit is a round berry containing several seeds,
most commonly blue-black in colour. A variety with
yellow-amber berries is also present. The seeds are
dispersed by birds that eat the berries.

6. Syzygium cumini
• Syzygium cumini, jambul, jambolan, jamblang,
or jamun, is an evergreen tropical tree in the
flowering plant family Myrtaceae. Syzygium is
native - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

8. Eucalyptus teriticornis

9. Eucalyptus globulus

10. Callistemon viminalis