#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

#MelaleucaGibbosa, commonly known as the slender honey-myrtle or small-leaved honey-myrtle is a plant in the myrtle #family, #Myrtaceae and is endemic to southern #Australia. It is a dense, bushy shrub that grows about 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall, with numerous slender, arching branches and oblong heads of mauve flower spikes in spring and sparsely throughout the year.

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