Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 358 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Baeckea frutescens L.

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 169 [secondary reference]

Smith, J.E. (1797), Botanical Characters of Some Plants of the Natural Order of Myrti. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 260 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 71-89 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 53 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Jungia Gaertn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Imbricaria Sm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Babingtonia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Oxymyrrhine Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Harmogia Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tetrapora Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Camphoromyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euryomyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rinzia Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schidiomyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scholtzia Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ericomyrtus Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anticoryne Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Piptandra Turcz. legitimate

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 416 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 144 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 181 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 160, 197 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Named after Dr Baeck, a Swedish botanist.

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 403 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Dr. Abraham Baeck, Swedish naturalist and physician, 1713-95."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 601 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 194 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 294 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 264 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 198 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 194 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. & Trudgen, M.E. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Baeckea. Flora of Central Australia: 257 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 155 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 123-124 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 381-382 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 181 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 54, 81, 123, 162, 163, 168, 197, 219, 276 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mollia J.F.Gmel. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Imbricaria Sm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Babingtonia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Camphoromyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Euryomyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Harmogia Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ericomyrtus Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyathostemon Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eremopyxis Baill. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 438 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Triplarina Raf. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 424 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Tetrapora Schauer legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 385 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Schidiomyrtus Schauer legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 310 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Oxymyrrhine Schauer legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Myrtaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 1034-1035 [secondary reference]

Bean, A.R. (17 December 1997), A revision of Baeckea (Myrtaceae) in eastern Australia, Malesia and south-east Asia. Telopea 7(3): 247 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Jungia Gaertn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Mollia J.F.Gmel. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Schidiomyrtus (Schauer) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Imbricaria Baill. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 689 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Baeckea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 211 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 86 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Baecka Cothen. orth. var. orthographic variant: Beckea Pers. orth. var. orthographic variant: Baeckia Andrews orth. var. orthographic variant: Beckaea Loisel. orth. var. orthographic variant: Baechea Colla orth. var. orthographic variant: Boeckia Meredith orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Baeckea L. sect. Baeckea legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Baeckea L. subg. Baeckea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Jungia Gaertn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Mollia J.F.Gmel. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Imbricaria Sm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Neuhofia Stokes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schidiomyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosodendron M.Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ericomyrtus Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Schidiomyrtus (Schauer) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Jungia Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Imbricaria Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea subg. Hysterobaeckea Nied. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea subg. Archibaeckea Nied. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2019), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Baecka Cothen. orth. var. orthographic variant: Beckea Pers. orth. var. orthographic variant: Baeckia Andrews orth. var. orthographic variant: Beckaea Loisel. orth. var. orthographic variant: Baechea Colla orth. var. orthographic variant: Boeckia Meredith orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Baeckea L. sect. Baeckea legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Baeckea L. subg. Baeckea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Jungia Gaertn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Mollia J.F.Gmel. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Imbricaria Sm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Neuhofia Stokes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schidiomyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosodendron M.Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Schidiomyrtus (Schauer) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Imbricaria Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Jungia Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea subg. Archibaeckea Nied. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Baecka Cothen. orth. var. orthographic variant: Beckea Pers. orth. var. orthographic variant: Baeckia Andrews orth. var. orthographic variant: Baechea Colla orth. var. orthographic variant: Boeckia Meredith orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Baeckea L. sect. Baeckea legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Baeckea L. subg. Baeckea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Jungia Gaertn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Mollia J.F.Gmel. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Imbricaria Sm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Neuhofia Stokes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schidiomyrtus Schauer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosodendron M.Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Schidiomyrtus (Schauer) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Imbricaria Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea sect. Jungia Baill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baeckea subg. Archibaeckea Nied. legitimate

• APC Comment: Circumscription of Baeckea in Vic includes Rinzia p.p. (as to R. ericaea and R. orientalis).
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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