e-Key v3 - Key to Myrtaceae Genera
SANBI Flora Keys Logo
Interactive keys to the identification of seed plants of southern Africa using keys based on plant morphology.
Backtrack a
  • Fruit fleshy, edible
002
b
  • Fruit a capsule, dehiscent
002
Backtrack a
  • Flowers in axillary fascicles or terminal panicles
002
b
  • Flowers solitary
002
Backtrack a
  • Calyx tube sharply distinguished from pedicel
  • Limb of calyx deeply 4(5)-lobed
Eugenia
b
  • Calyx tube contracted gradually into pedicel
  • Limb of calyx entire or repandly lobed
Syzygium
Backtrack a
  • Leaves generally less than 10 mm wide
  • Hypanthium not or hardly produced beyond summit of ovary
* Myrtus
b
  • Leaves generally over 30 mm wide
  • Hypanthium produced beyond summit of ovary
* Psidium
Backtrack a
  • Petals and calyx fused into an operculum, deciduous at anthesis
* Eucalyptus
b
  • Perianth not as above
002
Backtrack a
  • Flowers pedicellate, in panicles
002
b
  • Flowers sessile, solitary or in spikes
002
Backtrack a
  • Flowers basally connate
* Syncarpia
b
  • Flowers free
Metrosideros
Backtrack a
  • Flowers solitary
  • Calyx persisting
  • Stamens generally short and not showy
* Leptospermum
b
  • Flowers in spikes
  • Calyx not persisting
  • Stamens long and brightly coloured
* Callistemon

Copyright of the content hosted by this website remains with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), unless stated otherwise.
Material from this site may be used in other media, provided that SANBI is acknowledged by the name South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) or refer to the ' How to cite this resource ' paragraph on the Home page.
Liability disclaimer: Visitors use this site at their own risk and SANBI is not liable for any of the consequences resulting therefrom.