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Shrubs and trees Leaves alternate Leaves simple or scale like Flowers not in compact head Leaves not sheathing Flowers without operculum Perianth >2.5mm Perianth in two whorls Flowers not perigynous Petals free Corolla radially symmetrical Flowers hermaphrodite Stamens around the carpels Stamen number indefinite Stamens not forming a tube Ovary inferior

Leaves hairless, usually smelling of teatree when crushed, fruit a capsule (woody, papery or rarely with a thin fleshy outer layer covering a woody core)  MYRTACEAE     Leaves not aromatic, usually with hairs on one or both surfaces, fruit fleshy, containing 2-5 hard seeds ROSACEAE

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