English: Myrtle order.
Botany: single style; stamens incurved in bud; hypanthium; internal phloem; vestured pits.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg2 classification Myrtales was in a position between
Fabidae and
Malvidae,
Geraniales was a early diverging lineage in Rosidae.
In the
Apg3 classification Myrtales is together with
Geraniales, placed in the
Malvidae in the broad sense. They are just outside the core of
Malvidae, as sister to them.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory Myrtales can be seen as
Phase 1 in the Subclass
Myrtidae. There is a theme of just being, a naïve expression of their own state, a lack of reflection. The placement of
Vochysiaceae and
Penaeaceae is tentative. It could be that
Myrtaceae is better split in 2 families, one in
Subphase 4 and the other in
Subphase 5.
n the second version of
Plant theory Myrtaceae is split in
Myrtoideae and
Eucalyptoideae, respectively placed in
Subphase 4 and
Subphase 5.
Subphases1.
Lythraceae: they feel an outsider, as they are from a lower class; they feel that they have to find a place in the system.
2.
Onagraceae: they have to work hard for their place, the more so due to cultural classes; they have a place but have to fight for it, or get overwhelmed in it.
3.
Melastomataceae: they have their place, do a lot but then feel it is too much, that they get used.
4.
Myrtoideae: they feel central in the system, which gives them safety but also responsibility for it; they keep on working for the group, as the special one.
5.
Eucalyptoideae: they feel limited and compressed by the group, wanting to be more special; they have a place but it is unsure, they get confused what to follow, their own impulse or that of others.
6.
Combretaceae: they feel part of the system but think about leaving as it does not give them enough love and respect; they feel special, lazy, in an outsider position.
7.
Penaeaceae: they feel that they can lose their place in the system, or that it can collapse entirely; they feel that they will be rejected if they will not be special.
BotanyLeaves: simple; opposite; exstipulate.
Flowers: hypanthium; stamens incurved in bed.