World Checklist of Myrtaceae

Author: Rafael Govaerts et al.470pp. 234 x 156mm. Paperback, ISBN 9781842463918, Kew Publishing 2008.

Myrtaceae is the ninth largest flowering plant family; it is economically important in the production of timber, gums, essential oils, fruits and spices, and contains many commonly cultivated ornamentals. The family is particularly rich in large genera, often found in some of the world's most threatened ecosystems, where their fruits comprise an important part of the diet of primates and birds. The similarity of Myrtaceae species is high, and its taxonomic and nomenclatural history is complex, resulting in notorious difficulties in basic identification, inventory compilation and floristic treatment. The World Checklist of Myrtaceae is a much needed work that lists all validly published names in the family, providing the source of their publication and indicating which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms. It will be respected as the standard nomenclatural reference for further research into this important family.

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Rafaël Govaerts has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew since 1994. He generates synonymised taxonomic lists for selected families and has completed all Monocot families. All of the other authors are involved in different aspects of Myrtaceae research.