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Envoy at 17:25, 14 November 2007

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Myricaceae
| image = Myrica faya.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Myrica faya''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fagales]]
| familia = '''Myricaceae'''
| familia_authority = [[Carl Ludwig Blume|Blume]]
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
''[[Canacomyrica]]'' Guillaumin <br/>
''[[Comptonia]]'' L'Her. ex Aiton <br/>
''[[Myrica]]'' L.
}}

The '''Myricaceae''' is a small family of [[dicotyledon]]ous [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the order [[Fagales]]. There are three genera in the family, though some [[botanist]]s separate many species from ''Myrica'' into a fourth genus ''Morella''. About 35 species are usually accepted in ''[[Myrica]]'', one in ''[[Canacomyrica]]'' and one in ''[[Comptonia]]''.

Well-known members of this family include [[bayberry]] and [[sweetfern]].

[[Category:Fagales]]
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-{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
-| color = lightgreen
+| name = ''Myricaceae''
-| name = Myricaceae
+| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
 | image = Myrica faya.jpg
-| image_width = 240px
+| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
-| image_caption = ''Myrica faya''
+| image_caption = Myrica faya
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| regnum = Plantae
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
-| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+| classis = Magnoliopsida
-| ordo = [[Fagales]]
+| ordo = Fagales
-| familia = '''Myricaceae'''
+| familia = Myricaceae
 }}
-The '''Myricaceae''' is a small family of [[dicotyledon]]ous [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the order [[Fagales]]. There are three genera in the family, though some [[botanist]]s separate many species from ''Myrica'' into a fourth genus ''Morella''. About 35 species are usually accepted in ''[[Myrica]]'', one in ''[[Canacomyrica]]'' and one in ''[[Comptonia]]''.
+One genus with about 35 species is generally distributed over the more temperate parts of the earth. The Myricaceae are related to the other amentiferous families, e.g., Juglandaceae, Fagaceae and Betulaceae. The indehiscent, 1-seeded fruit, basal seeds, two carpels, absence of perianth, and simple leaves are characteristic of the family.
-Well-known members of this family include [[bayberry]] and [[sweetfern]].
+Myrica Gale and other species are used for tanning leather. M. Gale has also been used in the preparation of beer. The wax from the drupelets of M. cerífera and M. carolinensis is used for making candles. The fruit of M. sapida and M. Nagi is edible. M. (Comptonia) asplenifolia has been used as a tonic. A volatile oil is obtained from the fruits of M. Gale. The root of M. cerífera is emetic and purgative.
-[[Category:Fagales]]
+M. Nagi is cultivated in California for the edible fruit. M. asplenifolia, native in the United States, is grown for ornament. Other species are sometimes planted.{{SCH}}
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