Acmena
Acmena is a genus of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are related to guavas. The name is derived from the Greek word for "plentiful."
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
| Tribe: | Syzygieae |
| Genus: | Acmena DC. |
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The name was first validly published in 1828.[1] The species of this genus have sometimes been treated as part of the large Old World genus Syzygium[1] (which in turn has sometimes been included in Eugenia, although many authors limit Eugenia mostly to New World species[2]). Several 2006 papers include Acmena in Syzygium.[1][3]
There are 15 species; six are endemic to Australia, and a seventh occurs there. The remaining species are native to Malesia.
The Australian species are commonly labelled as lilly pillies, along with the Australian Syzygiums
Acmena is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren, which burrows into the trunk.
Species include:[1]
- Acmena divaricata Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Acmena graveolens (F.M.Bailey) L.S.Sm.
- Acmena hemilampra (F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey) Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Acmena ingens (F.Muell. ex C.Moore) Guymer & B.Hyland
- Acmena macrocarpa C.T.White
- Acmena resa B.Hyland
- Acmena smithii (Poir.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
References
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- "Acmena DC.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- Rudolf Schmid (April 1972), "A Resolution of the Eugenia-Syzygium Controversy (Myrtaceae)" (PDF), American Journal of Botany, 59 (4): 423–436, doi:10.2307/2441553, hdl:2027.42/141151, JSTOR 2441553
- Acmena DC. Archived 2009-01-21 at the Wayback Machine, GRIN Taxonomy for Plants