Myrsinaceae

Translingual

Etymology

Myrsine +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Myrsinaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – now sometimes treated as the subfamily Myrsinoideae in family Primulaceae, also in order Ericales.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Abromeitia, Aegiceras, Amblyanthopsis, Amblyanthus, Anagallis (pimpernels), Antistrophe, Ardisia (coralberry, marlberry), Ardisiandra, Asterolinon, Badula, Conandrium, Coris, Ctenardisia, Cybianthus, Cyclamen, Discocalyx, Elingamita, Embelia, Emblemantha, Fittingia, Geissanthus, Gentlea, Glaux (sea milkwort) (syn. of Lysimachia), Graphardisia, Grenacheria, Heberdenia, Hymenandra, Labisia, Loheria, Lysimachia (loosestrifes etc.), Monoporus, Myrsine (colicweeds), Oncostemum, Parathesis, Pelletiera, Pleiomeris, Rapanea (syn. of Myrsine), Sadiria, Solonia, Stimpsonia, Stylogyne, Tapeinosperma, Tetrardisia, Trientalis (syn. of Lysimachia), Valerioanthus, Vegaea, Walleniella, Yunckeria – genera

References

• Myrsinoideae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Myrsinoideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Myrsinoideae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Primulaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Myrsinaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Myrsinoideae at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Myrsinoideae at APWeb
• Myrsinoideae at iNaturalist
• “Myrsinaceae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025