Myrtales of Thailand
Myrtales, the myrtle order of flowering plants, composed of 14 families, 380 genera, and about 11,000 species distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The majority of these species belong to just two families, Melastomataceae and Myrtaceae. Myrtales includes many trees (notably Eucalyptus), shrubs such as the classic myrtle, several food and spice genera, and many ornamental plants. Myrtales is placed in the basal Rosid group of the core eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II (APG II) botanical classification system. Encyclopedia Britannica
Family: Combretaceae (White Mangrove or Indian Almond Family)
Genera: Combretum, Terminalia
Combretum constrictum (Thailand Powderpuff) (Chonburi Prov.)
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Combretum indicum, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, May 2018
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Terminalia catappa (Tropical Almond)
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Family: Lythraceae (Mangrove Apple)
Genera: Lagerstroemia, Punica, Sonneratia
Lagerstroemia speciosa (Crape Myrtle) (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Punica granatum (Pomegranate)
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Punica granatum (Pomegranate)
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Sonneratia caseolaris (Chonburi Prov.)
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Family: Melastomataceae (Melastomas)
Genera: Medinilla, Melastoma, Osbeckia, Sonerila, Memecylon
Medinilla scortechinii
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Melastoma malabathricum (Straits Rhododendron)
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Melastoma saigonense (Kuntze) Merr. Nam Tok Khlong Kaeo N.P. Bo Rai Trat April
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Osbeckia cochinchinensis (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
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Osbeckia stellata, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, September 2017
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Osbeckia sp. 001
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Sonerila deflexa
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Memecylon caeruleum
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Memecylon cantleyi Ridl. Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum June
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Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtles)
Genera: Psidium, Syzygium
Psidium guajava (Apple Guava)
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Syzygium antisepticum (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum January
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Syzygium aqueum (Burm.f.) Alston Pattaya Chonburi April
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Syzygium samarangense - Rose Apple
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Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
Genera: Ludwigia
Ludwigia adscendens (L.) Cheelong Chaiyaphum September
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Ludwigia hyssopifolia, Muang Chiang Mai, August 2016
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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