#myrtaceae — Public Fediverse posts

#Myrtaceae (/mərˈteɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All species are woody, contain essential

#Myrtaceae (/mərˈteɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava

Extremely well-preserved #fossil #sawfly sheds new light on co-#evolution of #insects and toxic plants https://phys.org/news/2024-10-extremely-fossil-sawfly-evolution-insects.html paper by Juanita Rodriguez et al.: https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12653

"They eat the leaves of #Myrtaceae—woody #plants that include eucalypts—because they have mouthparts with which they can separate toxic oils or a chemical detoxification system inside their gut. This enables the #larvae, sometimes called spitfires, to use the oils as a defensive weapon."

Extremely well-preserved #fossil #sawfly sheds new light on co-#evolution of #insects and toxic plants https://phys.org/news/2024-10-extremely-fossil-sawfly-evolution-insects.html paper by Juanita Rodriguez et al.: https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12653

"They eat the leaves of #Myrtaceae—woody #plants that include eucalypts—because they have mouthparts with which they can separate toxic oils or a chemical detoxification system inside their gut. This enables the #larvae, sometimes called spitfires, to use the oils as a defensive weapon."

Extremely well-preserved #fossil #sawfly sheds new light on co-#evolution of #insects and toxic plants https://phys.org/news/2024-10-extremely-fossil-sawfly-evolution-insects.html paper by Juanita Rodriguez et al.: https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12653

"They eat the leaves of #Myrtaceae—woody #plants that include eucalypts—because they have mouthparts with which they can separate toxic oils or a chemical detoxification system inside their gut. This enables the #larvae, sometimes called spitfires, to use the oils as a defensive weapon."

Extremely well-preserved #fossil #sawfly sheds new light on co-#evolution of #insects and toxic plants https://phys.org/news/2024-10-extremely-fossil-sawfly-evolution-insects.html paper by Juanita Rodriguez et al.: https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12653

"They eat the leaves of #Myrtaceae—woody #plants that include eucalypts—because they have mouthparts with which they can separate toxic oils or a chemical detoxification system inside their gut. This enables the #larvae, sometimes called spitfires, to use the oils as a defensive weapon."

Extremely well-preserved #fossil #sawfly sheds new light on co-#evolution of #insects and toxic plants https://phys.org/news/2024-10-extremely-fossil-sawfly-evolution-insects.html paper by Juanita Rodriguez et al.: https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12653

"They eat the leaves of #Myrtaceae—woody #plants that include eucalypts—because they have mouthparts with which they can separate toxic oils or a chemical detoxification system inside their gut. This enables the #larvae, sometimes called spitfires, to use the oils as a defensive weapon."

"#Syzygium australe is a summer-flowering, winter-fruiting evergreen tree, native to #Australia and belonging to the myrtle family #Myrtaceae. It shares the common name "#lillypilly" with several other plants." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_australe

"#Syzygium australe is a summer-flowering, winter-fruiting evergreen tree, native to #Australia and belonging to the myrtle family #Myrtaceae. It shares the common name "#lillypilly" with several other plants." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_australe

"#Syzygium australe is a summer-flowering, winter-fruiting evergreen tree, native to #Australia and belonging to the myrtle family #Myrtaceae. It shares the common name "#lillypilly" with several other plants." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_australe

"#Syzygium australe is a summer-flowering, winter-fruiting evergreen tree, native to #Australia and belonging to the myrtle family #Myrtaceae. It shares the common name "#lillypilly" with several other plants." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_australe

"#Syzygium australe is a summer-flowering, winter-fruiting evergreen tree, native to #Australia and belonging to the myrtle family #Myrtaceae. It shares the common name "#lillypilly" with several other plants." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_australe

Myrtaceae in the Amazon region are often difficult to identify to species. This small tree from the dune forests of the Amazon coast is possibly Eugenia protenta McVaugh. Quite important to document these collections in herbaria … If you'd like to have a look, our collection (HBRA) publishes data and photos of herbarium sheets on platforms like SpeciesLink : https://specieslink.net/search/
#Amazonas #forest #Myrtaceae #dunes #herbarium #HBRA #speciesLink #UFPA #IECOS

10 #Myrtaceae genera have been newly added to the online #FloraOfAustralia – Aluta, Anticoryne, Astartea, Astus, Austrobaeckea, Balaustion, Cheyniana, Enekbatus, Ericomyrtus and Euryomyrtus. That’s >100 taxon profiles available at https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Myrtaceae

It's been a pleasure to work with Myrtaceae maven Barbara Rye to mobilise this research with the help of #WAHerbarium recruit Charlotte Ely.

Project funded via an Australian Biological Resources Study grant. More to come! #Taxonomy

10 #Myrtaceae genera have been newly added to the online #FloraOfAustralia – Aluta, Anticoryne, Astartea, Astus, Austrobaeckea, Balaustion, Cheyniana, Enekbatus, Ericomyrtus and Euryomyrtus. That’s >100 taxon profiles available at https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Myrtaceae

It's been a pleasure to work with Myrtaceae maven Barbara Rye to mobilise this research with the help of #WAHerbarium recruit Charlotte Ely.

Project funded via an Australian Biological Resources Study grant. More to come! #Taxonomy

Today we bid farewell to the monotypic Western Australian genus Corynanthera (represented by C. flava), which has been transferred to Micromyrtus by #Myrtaceae stalwarts Barbara Rye and Peter Wilson https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/science/nuytsia/1040.pdf

I recently photographed this species in Watheroo National Park with Charlotte Ely, who made the first collection for #WAHerbarium since 2005 #Botany #Taxonomy #AustralianPlants

Today we bid farewell to the monotypic Western Australian genus Corynanthera (represented by C. flava), which has been transferred to Micromyrtus by #Myrtaceae stalwarts Barbara Rye and Peter Wilson https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/science/nuytsia/1040.pdf

I recently photographed this species in Watheroo National Park with Charlotte Ely, who made the first collection for #WAHerbarium since 2005 #Botany #Taxonomy #AustralianPlants