Subfamily
Myrsinoideae (Cape myrtle subfamily)
Lysimachia latifolia. Photo: (c) Todd Ramsden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Myrsinaceae, or the myrsine family, was formerly recognized as a rather large family from the order Ericales, consisting of 35 genera and about 1000 species. It is a widespread family found in temperate to tropical climates extending north to Europe, Siberia, Japan, Mexico, and Florida, and south to New Zealand, South America, and South Africa.
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