The anatomy of the timbers of the south-west Pacific area. III. Myrtaceae

Abstract

The results reported form part of the series dealing with the timbers of the south-west Pacific area and cover 32 genera of the Myrtaceae. The timbers of this family are perhaps more important, from an economic standpoint, than those of any other in the area under consideration (with the possible exception of the Dipterocarpaceae). Based on the examination of all available species, the anatomical features of each genus have been summarized and the results set out in tabular form. From these a grouping of the genera of the family has been made, which reveals one or two inconsistencies with the botanical classification as proposed by Niedenzu. Particular mention has been made of the anatomical variation in Eugenia (sens, lat.). The affinities of the described genera with those of the New World, and the anatomical differences between the Myrtaceae and the closely alIied Lecythidaceae, are discussed. Anatomical features separating the Myrtaceae from four other families with some similar features have been pointed out.

A revision of the genus Angophora (Myrtaceae)

“…Chromosomes (Smith-White 1942), pollen (Pike 1956) and wood anatomy (Ingle & Dadswell 1953) have been examined in Angophora and it appears unlikely that these characters will yield any useful taxonomic information at the species level.…”

Myrtaceae revisited: a reassessment of infrafamilial groups

“…One particularly interesting conclusion emerged from this analysis: Acmena, Syzygium, and related genera constituted a group of fleshy-fruited genera that was separate from the other genera usually assigned to the Myrtoideae. This distinction had already been flagged by strong evidence from wood and bark anatomy (Ingle and Dadswell, 1953;Chattaway, 1959). …”

“…Morphological data for this family are derived from Flores (1993a, b), Kawasaki (1998), A. Litt (Yale University, personal communication), and P. G. Wilson (personal observations). Following Johnson and Briggs (1984), we have taken data from Ingle and Dadswell (1953) and augmented it with data for Psiloxylon (Schmid, 1980), Heteropyxis (Stern and Brizicky, 1958;Schmid, 1980), Kunzea (Patel, 1994), Calyptranthes (Dias-Leme, Gasson, and Nic Lughada, 1995), Anetholea , and the Vochysiaceae (Quirk, 1980). The terminology of Ingle and Dadswell (1953) is adopted for wood anatomy.…”

Anatomia da madeira de Eucalyptus Benthamii Maiden & Cambage, espécie promissora para o setor de celulose no sul do Brasil

“…Mais tarde, Ingle & Dadswell (1953) e Dadswell (1972 registraram diferenças anatômicas do lenho em diversas espécies do gênero. No Brasil, Pereira (1933) descreveu a anatomia da madeira de 11 espécies e Alfonso (1987) caracterizou o lenho dos principais eucaliptos cultivados no país.…”