Myrtaceae
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Description
5900 spp
Growing form
Trees, shrubs
Leaf
Leaves opposite or alternate; simple; entire margin; usually without stipules; transparent glands in the blade, often brochidodromous venation.
Flower
Usually 4-5 sepals + 4-5 petals; usually many stamens. Bisexual, Ovary usually inferior.
Fruit and seed
Fruit capsule, berry, drupe or nut
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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squares
Observations
- Total squares
Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Myrtaceae
Author
Juss.
Vernacular names
- myrttikasvit (Finnish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.42929
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa