Acmena Explained

Acmena was formerly the name of a genus of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The genus was first formally described in 1828 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in his Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.^[1]

The species included:

• Acmena divaricata, now a synonym of Syzygium divaricatum (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Craven & Biffin^[2]
• Acmena graveolens, now a synonym of Syzygium graveolens (F.M.Bailey) Craven & Biffin^[3]
• Acmena hemilampra, now a synonym of Syzygium hemilamprum (F.Muell.) Craven & Biffin^[4]
• Acmena ingens, now a synonym of Syzygium ingens (F.Muell. ex C.Moore) Craven & Biffin^[5]
• Acmena macrocarpa, now a synonym of Syzygium graveolens (F.M.Bailey) Craven & Biffin
• Acmena resa, now a synonym of Syzygium resa (B.Hyland) Craven & Biffin^[6]
• Acmena smithii, now a synonym of Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: de Candolle . Augustin P. . Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis . 1828 . Paris . 262 . 21 April 2021.
2. Web site: Syzygium divaricatum. Australian Plant Census. 20 April 2021.
3. Web site: Syzygium graveolens. Australian Plant Census. 20 April 2021.
4. Web site: Syzygium hemilamprum. Australian Plant Census. 20 April 2021.
5. Web site: Syzygium ingens. Australian Plant Census. 20 April 2021.
6. Web site: Syzygium resa. Australian Plant Census. 20 April 2021.
7. Web site: Syzygium smithii. Australian Plant Census. 20 April 2021.