Biology:Acmena

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Acmena
Acmena hemilampra - leaves.JPG
Syzygium hemilamprum, formerly Acmena hemilampra
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Syzygieae
Genus: Acmena
DC.[1]
Species

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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][2]

The species included:

  • Acmena divaricata, now a synonym of Syzygium divaricatum (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Craven & Biffin[3]
  • Acmena graveolens, now a synonym of Syzygium graveolens (F.M.Bailey) Craven & Biffin[4]
  • Acmena hemilampra, now a synonym of Syzygium hemilamprum (F.Muell.) Craven & Biffin[5]
  • Acmena ingens, now a synonym of Syzygium ingens (F.Muell. ex C.Moore) Craven & Biffin[6]
  • Acmena macrocarpa, now a synonym of Syzygium graveolens (F.M.Bailey) Craven & Biffin[4]
  • Acmena resa, now a synonym of Syzygium resa (B.Hyland) Craven & Biffin[7]
  • Acmena smithii, now a synonym of Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.[8]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2655304 entry