MALVIDOS MYRTALES MYRTACEAE

marzo 03, 2026

I- MYRTACEAE

Hojas: Simples, enteras, coriáceas (endurecidas), opuestas (a veces alternas), con puntos translúcidos (glándulas de aceite) y muy aromática Flores: Actinomorfas (simetría radial), perfectas, solitarias o en inflorescencias. Tienen 4-5 sépalos y pétalos, destacando por poseer numerosos estambres largos.Frutos: Principalmente bayas carnosas (ej. guayaba, pitanga, jabuticaba) o cápsulas secas (ej. eucalipto).Corteza: En muchas especies, la corteza se desprende en tiras, escamas o láminas delgadas, siendo papirácea.Aroma: Todas las partes de la planta suelen ser aromáticas debido a los aceites esenciales.

II- CALYPTRANTHES O MYRCIA

Hojas simples, opuestas y a menudo aromáticas. Sus flores son pequeñas, sin pétalos y se agrupan en racimos axilares, mostrando numerosos estambres blancos. Producen pequeños frutos bacciformes (en forma de baya) y poseen una corteza escamosa.Arbustos perennes o árboles pequeños, alcanzando generalmente entre 5 y 10 metros de altura.Hojas: Simples, opuestas, elípticas, lustrosas o brillantes, a menudo con un aroma característico. En algunas especies como C. pallens, los brotes tiernos son rojizos y pubescentes.Flores: Muy pequeñas, hermafroditas y actinomorfas. Carecen de pétalos (apétalas) y presentan numerosos estambres de color blanco, lo que les da un aspecto plumoso. Se organizan en inflorescencias racemiformes o paniculadas en las axilas de las hojas.Frutos: Son bayas (frutos bacciformes) pequeñas, que suelen estar coronadas por los restos del cáliz.Corteza: Escamosa, a

1- Myrcia neokiaerskovii CALYPTRANTHES KIAERSKOVII

2- Myrcia chytraculia var. pauciflora CALYPTRANTHES PALLENS

3-MYRCIA NEOTHOMASIANA. CALYPTRANTHES THOMASIANA

II'-EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS

III-EUGENIA

Follaje: Perenne, denso y brillante. Las hojas nuevas tienen un color rojizo-bronce que contrasta con el verde intenso maduroForma y Crecimiento: Crecimiento vigoroso y rápido, con forma cónica o piramidal natural.Flores y Frutos: Produce pequeñas flores blancas aromáticas en primavera y bayas comestibles color rojo/purpúreo al final del verano. STAMENS often numerous, free, and spread outwards, typically appearing in white, creamy, or sometimes red, creating a feathery appearance.

1-EUGENIA AXILLARIS. PECIOLOS ROJIZOS

2- Syzygium cordatum EUGENIA CORDATA CORDATA. BASE CORDADA FLORES AXILARES

2 -EUGENIA SINTENISII

3-EUGENIA BIFLORA

4'-EUGENIA CONFUSA HOJA GRUESA

5-Eugenia stirpiflora. BASE CORDADA FLOR CAULIFLORA

6-EUGENIA FOETIDA

7-EUGENIA LIGUSTRINA

8-EUGENIA MONTICOLA

9-EUGENIA PROCERA

10-EUGENIA PSEUDOPSIDIUM

11-EUGENIA RHOMBEA

12-EUGENIA SESSILIFLORA

13-EUGENIA UNDERWOODII

IV-MELALEUCA QUINQUINERVIA. ESTAMBRES CONADOS

V-MOSIERA XEROPHYTICA BASE CORDADA

V'-MYRCIARIA

Opposite, lanceolate to elliptic leaves, often with a glossy texture.Fruiting Habit (Cauliflory): Flowers and fruits grow directly on the main trunk and branches.

1-MYRCIARIA FLORIBUNDA

VI'MYRCIA

They grow as shrubs or small trees, with bark that often peels in flakes. Simple, opposite leaves, often glossy and typically containing aromatic, translucent oil glands. Small and often white, produced in panicles (branched, multi-flowered clusters). They feature numerous stamens that are typically longer than the petals.Fruit: Produces small, edible berries, commonly purple or black when ripe.Identification: Known to be difficult to identify to the species level, often referred to as a "green-backdrop" species

1-MYRCIA GUIANENSIS

2-MYRCIA SPLENDENS

VII MYRTUS COMMUNIS

VIII'-PIMENTA

Growth Form: Columnar to narrowly pyramidal with a compact appearance.Leaves: Simple, leathery, and aromatic, often releasing a clove-like scent when crushed.Flowers: Small, white, and fragrant, with 5-lobed calyxes.Fruit: Small, green-to-black, ovoid berries.

1-.PIMENTA DIOCA

2-PIMENTA RACEMOSA GRISEA

3-PIMENTA RACEMOSA RACEMOSA

VIII-'PSIDIUM

Growth Form: Small tree or shrub, 3–10 m tall, with an open crown and often with low drooping brancheBark & Stems: Smooth, copper-colored to greenish-brown bark that peels off in thin flakes. Young twigs are 4-angled (quadrangular) and often pubescent.Leaves: Opposite, simple, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 5–15 cm long, with prominent, parallel veins. They are often slightly downy on the lower surface and aromatic when crushed.Flowers: White, fragrant, 1-3 cm in diameter, with 4-5 petals and numerous stamens. They can be solitary or in small clusterFruit: A berry, typically 3-10 cm long, pyriform (pear-shaped) or ovoid. The skin is yellow-green when ripe, and the flesh ranges from white to yellow, pink, or deep red.Seeds: Numerous, small, hard, and yellowish, embedded in the pulp.

1-PSIDIUM AMPLEXICAULE

2-PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM

3'PSIDIUM GUAJAVA

IX-SIZYGIUM

Growth Form: Typically evergreen trees or shrubs ranging from small shrubs to over 30 m tall. They often feature dense, bushy crow.Leaves: Opposite, leathery, and simple, frequently lance-shaped to oval. New foliage often emerges with a reddish hue.Flowers: Small, usually white or cream, and fragrant. They are characterized by long stamens (powderpuff-like) and are arranged in clusters at branch tips or leaf axils.Fruits: Fleshy berries that can be round, oval, or pear-shaped. Colors range from white and green to magenta, red, or dark purple-black when ripe.

1-SYZYGIUM JAMBOS