Myrteae is the largest tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae. It includes most of the species of the family that have fleshy fruits.
Well-known members include edible fruit such as feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana), guava (Psidium guajava), strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum), jabuticaba (Plinia cauliflora), Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora), arazá (Eugenia stipitata), camu camu (Myrciaria dubia), and rumberry (Myrciaria floribunda). The tribe also includes many plants grown primarily for their ornamental value, including common myrtle (Myrtus communis), temu (Luma apiculata), ugniberry (Ugni molinae), and rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) and some common spices such as allspice (Pimenta dioica).
Myrteae is the largest tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae. It includes most of the species of the family that have fleshy fruits. Well-known members...
guava, Psidium littorale var. cattleyanum A rotten guava Guava seed oil Myrteae, the tribe containing guava and closely related plants with fleshy fruit...
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Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Subfamily: Myrtoideae Tribe: Myrteae Genus: Myrtus L. Type species Myrtus communis L. Species Myrtus communis...
Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Subfamily: Myrtoideae Tribe: Myrteae Genus: Eugenia P.Micheli ex L. Type species Eugenia uniflora L. Species...
"Taxonomic novelties in Myrcia guianensis and allied species (Myrtaceae: Myrteae), including mass-typification in a large and taxonomically challenging...
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New Caledonia. It is a phylogenetically isolated genus within the tribe Myrteae. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Burret, (Maximilian) Karl...
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