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PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 
Myrtacece or Myrtle Family .—Rarely herbs ( Careya ) mostly 
shrubs or trees, some being the tallest trees known {Eucalyptus ). 
Stems often tend to develop cork in flakes which separate much as 
in the Buttonwoods. Leaves rarely alternate nearly always oppo¬ 
site, entire, often glistening, subcoriaceous to coriaceous (. Euca¬ 
lyptus , Pimenta, etc.), frequently edge-on in position upon branches. 
Inflorescence cymose, at times forming scorpioid cymes becoming 
condensed into small fascicles, or each cyme condensing into a 
solitary flower. 
