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Myrtaceae (myrtle)
Taxonomy
Myrtaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789). It is extant.
It was assigned to Myrtiflorae by MacGinitie (1941); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1961); and to Myrtales by Knowlton (1919), McIver and Basinger (1993), Mabberley (2000), Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Myrtiflorae by MacGinitie (1941); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1961); and to Myrtales by Knowlton (1919), McIver and Basinger (1993), Mabberley (2000), Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Acmena, Agonis, Aldwickia, Austromyrtus, Baeckea, Callistemonites, Callistemonoxylon, Callistemophyllum, Calyptranthes, Calytrix, Corymbia, Eucalyptophyllum, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Eugeniaites, Leptospermatoxylon, Leptospermites, Leptospermocarpum, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Metrosideros, Myrceugenellites, Myrceugenia, Myrcia, Myrciophyllum, Myrtaciphyllum, Myrtifolium, Myrtinae, Myrtiphyllum, Myrtoidoxylon, Myrtomiophyton (syn. Myrthomyophyton), Myrtonium, Myrtophyllum, Myrtospermum, Myrtoxylon, Myrtus, Palaeorhodomyrtus, Psidium, Rhodamnia, Rhodomyrtus, Syncarpites, Syzygioxylon, Syzygium, Tristania, Tristaniandra, Tristanites
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1789 | Myrtaceae de Jussieu |
1919 | Myrtaceae Knowlton |
1941 | Myrtaceae MacGinitie |
1961 | Myrtaceae Chandler p. 80 |
1993 | Myrtaceae McIver and Basinger |
2000 | Myrtaceae Mabberley |
2008 | Myrtaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
2016 | Myrtaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Myrtaceae de Jussieu 1789 [myrtle]
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G. †Acmena Candolle 1828
G. Agonis Lindley 1830
G. Austromyrtus Burret 1941
G. Baeckea Linnaeus
G. †Callistemonoxylon Bande et al. 1986
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†Callistemonoxylon deccanense Bande et al. 1986
†Callistemonoxylon deccanensis Bande et al. 1986
G. †Callistemophyllum Ettingshausen 1853
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†Callistemophyllum heerii Ettingshausen 1867
†Callistemophyllum latum Dawson 1889
†Callistemophyllum verum Ettingshausen 1853
G. Calyptranthes Swartz 1788
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†Calyptranthes eocenica Berry 1916
†Calyptranthes myrtifolia MacGinitie 1941
G. Calytrix Labillardière 1806
G. Corymbia Hill and Johnson 1995
G. †Eucalyptophyllum Fontaine 1889
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†Eucalyptophyllum oblongifolium Fontaine 1889
†Eucalyptophyllum raoi Varma 1968
G. Eucalyptus L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 [eucalyptus]
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†Eucalyptus americana Lesquereux 1873
†Eucalyptus angusta Velenovsky 1885
†Eucalyptus attenuata Newberry 1895
†Eucalyptus dakotensis Lesquereux 1891
†Eucalyptus dharmendrae Bande et al. 1986
†Eucalyptus geinitzi Heer 1869
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Invalid names: Eucalyptus angustifolia Newberry 1895 [synonym], Myrtophyllum warderi Lesquereux 1891 [synonym]
†Eucalyptus gouldii Ward 1897
†Eucalyptus kitsonii Deane 1902
†Eucalyptus latifolia Hollick 1906
†Eucalyptus parvifolia Newberry 1895
†Eucalyptus patagonicus Frenguelli 1953
†Eucalyptus schuebleri Heer 1869
†Eucalyptus wardiana Berry 1905
G. Eugenia Linnaeus 1753
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†Eugenia anceps Berry 1916
†Eugenia densinervia Lesquereux 1859
†Eugenia grenadensis Berry 1916
†Eugenia hilgardiana Berry 1916
†Eugenia primaeva Lesquereux 1891
†Eugenia puryearensis Berry 1916
†Eugenia tuscaloosensis Berry 1919
G. Leptospermum Forster and Forster 1775
G. Lophostemon Schott 1830
G. Melaleuca Linnaeus 1767 [honey-myrtle]
G. †Metrosideros Banks and Gaertner 1788
G. Myrcia De Candolle 1828
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†Myrcia bentonensis Berry 1916
†Myrcia granadensis Berry 1916
†Myrcia nitens Engelhardt 1891
†Myrcia parvifolia Berry 1916
†Myrcia puryearensis Berry 1916
†Myrcia reticulatovenosa Engelhardt 1891
†Myrcia vera Berry 1916
†Myrcia worthenii Lesquereux 1869
G. †Myrciophyllum Engelhardt
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†Myrciophyllum ambiguaeoides Engelhardt 1891
†Myrciophyllum santacruzensis Zastawniak 1994
†Myrciophyllum tucumanensis Anzótegui 2002
G. †Myrtaciphyllum Christophel and Lys 1986
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†Myrtaciphyllum annulatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum brochidromum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum douglasii Christophel and Lys 1986
†Myrtaciphyllum eremeaensis Christophel et al. 1992
†Myrtaciphyllum pleistocenicum Jordan 1997
†Myrtaciphyllum sinuatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum striatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum undulatum Christophel and Lys 1986
†Myrtaciphyllum westdaliense Hill and Merrifield 1993
G. †Myrtomiophyton Massalongo 1858
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†Myrtomiophyton stephanophorus Massalongo 1857
Invalid names: Myrthomyophyton Massalongo 1857 [replaced]
G. †Myrtospermum Chandler 1961
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†Myrtospermum boveyanum Chandler 1957
†Myrtospermum cooperi Chandler 1961
†Myrtospermum variabile Chandler 1961
†Myrtospermum warreni Chandler 1961
G. Rhodamnia Jack 1822
G. †Syzygioxylon Ingle 1973
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†Syzygioxylon chhindwarense Nambudiri and Tidwell 1977
†Syzygioxylon mandlaense Ingle 1973
†Syzygioxylon mohgaoense Patil and Singh 1974
Invalid names: Syzygioxylon indicum Trivedi and Verma 1971 [nomen nudum]
G. Syzygium Browne and Gaertner 1788 [bush cherry]
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†Syzygium kachchhense Lakhanpal and Guleria 1981
†Syzygium miocenicum Prasad and Prakash 1984
†Syzygium miooccidentalis Prasad et al. 1999
†Syzygium palaeobractiatum Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
†Syzygium palaeocuminii Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Invalid names: Myrtinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma
Collections (239 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Albian | Canada (British Columbia) | Myrtophyllum boreale (24895) | |
Albian - Cenomanian | Russian Federation | Myrtophyllum acuminata (34771 34792 34796 34800) | |
Late/Upper Cretaceous | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Myrcia santacruzensis, Myrcia acutifolia (140359) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Charente-Maritime) | Myrtophyllum angustum (119082) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Eucalyptus dakotensis (103148) | |
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian | USA (Georgia) | Eucalyptus angusta (28321) | |
Campanian | USA (South Carolina) | Eucalyptus angusta (212237) Eucalyptus geinitzi (210092 210094) Eucalyptus geinitzi, Eucalyptus wardiana (210091) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Myrtophyllum torreyi (34975) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Georgia) | Eucalyptus angusta (212693) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian | Antarctica | Myrciophyllum santacrucensis, Myrciophyllum santacruzensis (150274) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Myrtophyllum torreyi (34921) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Colorado) | Myrtophyllum torreyi (53086) | |
Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Myrceugenia chubutense (142528) | |
Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | Myrtophyllum torreyi (57973 57987 57993 58003) | |
Paleocene | USA (Colorado) | Myrtophyllum torreyi (52870 53072 53079) | |
Paleocene | New Zealand (Canterbury) | Myrtaceae indet. (169454 169456 169460 169487 169900) | |
Paleocene | USA (Montana) | Myrtophyllum torreyi (53601) | |
Paleogene | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Eucalyptus dharmendrae, Callistemonites indicus, Callistemonoxylon deccanensis (227848) Syzygioxylon indicum, Syzygioxylon chhindwarense, Syzygioxylon mohgaoense (224606) Syzygioxylon mandlaense (227932) Tristania confertoides (228260) | |
Paleogene | Chile (Biobío) | Myrcia reticulato-venosa (152433) | |
Tertiary | Venezuela (Anzoategui) | Eugenia camparabilis (31247) |