Syzygium smithii

Syzygium smithii

Syzygium smithii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Syzygieae
Genus: Syzygium
Species: Syzygium smithii

Name

Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied., 1893

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acmena smithii (Poir.) Merr. & L.M.Perry in J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 16 (1938)
  • Eugenia elliptica Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 281 (1797), nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia smithii Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 126 (1813)
  • Lomastelma smithii (Poir.) J.H.Willis in Vict. Naturalist 73: 197 (1957)
  • Myrtus smithii (Poir.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 487 (1825)
• Heterotypic
  • Acmena elliptica G.Benn. in Gatherings Natural. Austral.: 327 (1860)
  • Acmena elliptica G.Don ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 7 (1840)
  • Acmena floribunda DC. in J.B.G. Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 11: 401 (1827), nom. inval.
  • Acmena floribunda var. elliptica A.Cunn. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 262 (1828)
  • Acmena kingii G.Don in Gen. Hist. 2: 851 (1832)
  • Acmena pendula G.Benn. in Gatherings Natural. Austral.: 327 (1860)
  • Acmena smithii var. minor (Maiden) Merr. & L.M.Perry in J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 16 (1938)
  • Eugenia smithii var. coriacea Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 1031 (1928)
  • Eugenia smithii var. minor Maiden in Agric. Gaz. New South Wales 9: 581 (1898)
  • Lomastelma elliptica Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 107 (1838)
  • Syzygium brachynemum F.Muell. in Fragm. 4: 59 (1864)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Caledonia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North Regional: Australaia South Australia, Tasmania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nied. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1893. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 85

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 
• Gardner, R.O. 2009. Monkey-apples: the fruit and seed of two Syzygium spp. (Myrtaceae). Auckland Botanical Society Journal 64(1): 75–76. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Syzygium smithii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Syzygium smithii. Published online. Accessed: July 14 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium smithii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Syzygium smithii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 July 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Acmena, lilly-pilly, monkey apple, white monkey apple

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