Myricaceae

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iMyricaceae

Myrica faya

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Myricaceae Blume

Genera

Canacomyrica Guillaumin
Comptonia L'Her. ex Aiton
Myrica L.

The Myricaceae is a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales. There are three genera in the family, though some botanists 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.