杨梅科科

本科植物都是常绿或落叶灌木或乔木，根共生有根瘤菌；单叶，互生，无托叶；花单性，雌雄同株或异株，排成腋生的葇荑花序；雄花和雌花都没有花被；果实为核果或小坚果，有时具翅，种子1枚，杨梅的外果皮肉质，可食用。

1981年的克朗奎斯特分类法单独分出一个杨梅目，只有一科，1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法将杨梅科列入壳斗目。

Myricaceae is a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales.

Taxonomy

Its type genus is Myrica, the sweet gales. There are three genera in the family, although some botanists separate many species from Myrica into a fourth genus Morella. About 55 species are usually accepted in Myrica (with Morella included), one in Canacomyrica, and one in Comptonia.

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

Genera

It has three genera:

Canacomyrica Guillaumin

Comptonia L'Hér.

Myrica L. (includes Morella Lour.)