Organisms

Myrtales

Order of flowering plants distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The majority of these species belong to two families, Melastomataceae and Myrtaceae. Myrtales includes many trees (notably Eucalyptus), shrubs, such as the classic myrtle, several food, spices, and ornamental plants.

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Order of flowering plants distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The majority of these species belong to two families, Melastomataceae and Myrtaceae. Myrtales includes many trees (notably Eucalyptus), shrubs, such as the classic myrtle, several food, spices, and ornamental plants.

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2019

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myrtales. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077148
  2. Myrtales. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtales
  3. Myrtales. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21866