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Myricaceae
Sign in to saveMyricaceae is a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales. Its type genus is Myrica, the sweet gales. There are three genera in the family, although some botanists separate many species from Myrica into a fourth genus Morella. About 55 species are usually accepted in Myrica (with Morella included), one in Canacomyrica, and one in Comptonia.
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Myricaceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Fagales. The family is also referred to by the common name porsfamilien.
Records for this family are held by several institutions, including CAS, UOMNH, IBUNAM, UESC, and IAC. Specimens have been documented in Mexico, the United States, Belice, Brasil, and Indonesia. The family has an accepted taxonomic status.
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Species
porsfamilien
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyMyricaceae
General: and molecular analyses, the Myricaceae are closely affiliated Appearance: Key differences from similar families: The Myricaceae could
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- Specimen records
- 240
- With media
- 90
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Collections
- CAS, UOMNH, IBUNAM, UESC, IAC, MO
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Belice, Brasil, Indonesia, Venezuela, Philippines
Research
346 papers- Molecular phylogeny of Myricaceae: a reexamination of host-symbiont specificity.Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2005
- Elucidation of myricetin biosynthesis in Morella rubra of the Myricaceae.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2021
- A New Species of Comptonia (Myricaceae) from the Early Miocene of Central Inner Mongolia, China, and Phytogeographic History of Sweet-Fern.Biology · 2022
- Microsatellite primers in red bayberry, Myrica rubra (Myricaceae).American journal of botany · 2011
- Current Pharmacological Trends on Myricetin.Drug research · 2020
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- Gagelstrauchgewächse
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- Myrica
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Myricaceae is a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales. Its type genus is Myrica, the sweet gales. There are three genera in the family, although some botanists separate many species from Myrica into a fourth genus Morella. About 55 species are usually accepted in Myrica (with Morella included), one in Canacomyrica, and one in Comptonia.
Well-known members of this family include bayberry and sweetfern. Canacomyrica Guillaumin 1940 Comptonia L'Hér. 1789 Myrica L. 1753 (includes Morella Lour. 1790)
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