Thorne Superorder taxa: Myrtanae

Superorder Myrtanae

Myrtales

Lythrineae

Lythraceae (25/460) (Cronquist placement)

Lythroideae - 22 genera with 450 species

Duabangoideae - a single genus with 3 species (Duabanga )

Sonneratioideae - a single genus with 4 species (Sonneratia )

Punicoideae - a single genus with 2 species (Punica )

Melastomatoideae - 237 genera with 2950 species

Memecyloideae - 7 genera with 410 species (including Astronia)

Strephonematoideae - a single genus with 6 species (Strephomena)

Combretoideae - 19 genera with 595 species

Onagrineae

Onagraceae (18/650) (Cronquist placement)

Myrtineae

Myrtaceae (144/3000) (Cronquist placement)

Heteropyxidoideae - 2 genera with 2 species (Heterophyxis, Psiloxylon)

Myrtoideae - 142 genera with 3000 species (including Leptospermoideae)

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