Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 322. 1789. nom. cons. 'Myrtle Family'
Characteristic Features:
Shrubs or trees, plants often aromatic
Leaves entire, glandular- punctuate or pellucide with inframarginal venation
Stamens numerous
Ovary inferior, united with hypanthium
Diversity:
World- 145 genera 5,970 species (The Plant List 2013); 132 genera, 5,950 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 134 genera, 5500 species (Mabberely 2017); 131 genera, 6482 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 14 genera 146 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 21 genera, 217 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 7 genera, 58 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 6 genera 18 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
Myrtaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Myrtaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Rosanae, Order-Myrtales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass: Polypetalae
Series : Calyciflorae
Orders : Myrtales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Myrtiflorae
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Lignosae
Order : Myrtales
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Myrtales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Myrtanae
Order : Myrtales
Suborder : Myrtineae
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superrosids
Clade : Rosids
Clade : Malvids
Order : Myrtales
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Malvanae
Order : Myrtales
Suborder : Myrtineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
***Cultivated Flora***
Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertner) Byrnes, (=Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don)
Vernacular name: Drooping Bottlebrush, Bottle brush
Nativity: Eastern Australia (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Evergreen tree with drooping branches. Leaves narrow lanceolate. Flowers in drooping red spikes.
Flowering period: Throughout the year
Propagation Methods: Propagated by stem cuttings, and from seeds (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed near Electricity Substation