Category: Myrtaceae

Keys as per BioNET-EAFRINET : Psidium guineense may be confused with Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava) and Psidium guajava (guava). These species can be distinguished by the following differences: P. guineense has hairy (pubescent) younger stems that are almost rounded in cross-section (sub-cylindrical) and relatively small yellow fruit (1-2.5 cm long). Its flowers are usually borne in […]

  Myrtus communis L. (Cultivated)                

Melaleuca armillaris (Gaertner) Smith (Cultivated)   Melaleuca bracteata F.Muell. (Cultivated)   Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. (Cultivated) Melaleuca linariifolia Sm.   . Melaleuca ‎(Myrtaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Melaleuca ‎(Myrtaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia. If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us […]

Revision of Eugenia in India (pdf): I attached the pdf of two papers published recently.  The genus Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae) in India- Shareef S M* & E S Santhosh Kumar- PLANT SCIENCE TODAY, 2020 Vol 7(3): 360–370 (Abstract- This paper provides a comprehensive taxonomic account of the genus Eugenia L. occurring in India. A total of […]

As per efi thread: Eucalyptus is a large genus with so many species often difficult to separate, but here are tips to separate them E. citriodora are rather distinct from others in strongly scented (more like odomos) leaves when crushed, flower buds almost as long as broad, cap pinkish, hemispherical and cup like with sunkun […]

  Corymbia calophylla (R.Br. ex Lindl.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson Images by tspkumar Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson       Corymbia citriodora ? Comparison of various eucalyptus species for their morphological, chemical, pulp. : Indian Journal of Chemical Technology. Vol. 18, March 2011, pp. 145-151. : ………………………. Eucalyptus torelliana = Corymbia torelliana (F. Muell.) […]

  Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels (Images by Ravi Vaidyanathan (Id by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))   (Images by Alka Khare (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Callistemon polandii F.M.Bailey– As per efi thread: Shrub […]