Myrtaceae Juss.
Homoranthus A.Cunn. ex Schauer , legitimate, scientific
Cunningham, A. (1836), Genera Chamaelauciearum Nova Quaedam. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 10: 310 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: (not designated).
Schauer, J.C. in Lindley, J. (July 1836), Chamaelaucieae. A Natural System of Botany Edn. 2: 440 [secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 15-16 [secondary reference]
  • Type: Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 51 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Darwinia Rudge legitimate
Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 164 [basionym]
basionym of: Darwinia sect. Homoranthus (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) Kuntze legitimate
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 181 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 424 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "From Greek homoros, bordering on, closely resembling; anthos, flower: alluding to the similarity to allied genera."
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 166 [secondary reference]
Byrnes, N.B. (7 May 1981), Notes on the genus Homoranthus. Austrobaileya 1(4): 372-375 [secondary reference]
Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 121 [secondary reference]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Myrtaceae - Melaleuca to Pilidostigma. Flora of New South Wales 2: 188 [secondary reference]
Craven, L.A. & Jones, S.R. (30 October 1991), A taxonomic review of Homoranthus and two new species of Darwinia (both Myrtaceae, Chamelaucieae). Australian Systematic Botany 4(3): 514 [secondary reference]
  • Type: Homoranthus virgatus A.Cunn. ex Schauer.
nomenclatural synonym: Darwinia sect. Homoranthus (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schuermannia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamelaucium sect. Schuermannia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Darwinia sect. Schuermannia (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rylstonea R.T.Baker legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 378 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Rylstonea R.T.Baker legitimate
Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Homoranthus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 217 [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 412 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Darwinia sect. Homoranthus (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schuermannia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamelaucium sect. Schuermannia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaelaucium sect. Schnermannia F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Darwinia sect. Schuermannia (F.Muell.) Benth. & Hook.f. nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Darwinia sect. Schuermannia (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rylstonea R.T.Baker legitimate
  • APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW
Copeland, L.M., Craven, L.A. & Bruhl, J.J. (21 December 2011), A taxonomic review of Homoranthus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Australian Systematic Botany 24(6): 355 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Darwinia sect. Homoranthus (A.Cunn. ex Schauer) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schuermannia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamelaucium sect. Schuermannia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaelaucium sect. Schnermannia F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Darwinia sect. Schuermannia (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rylstonea R.T.Baker legitimate
  • Etymology: "from the Greek homoros (neighbouring, bordering on) and anthos (flower), in reference to the similarity of the flowers to closely related genera such as Darwinia"