Myrtaceae Juss.
Ericomyrtus Turcz.
, legitimate, scientific
[Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1847), Decas tertia generum adhuc non descriptorum, adjectis descriptionibus nonnullarum specierum Myrtacearum xerocarpicarum atque Umbelliferarum imperfectarum. Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 20(1)]:
154
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Ericomyrtus drummondii Turcz. (as `drumondii')
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
53
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Baeckea L.
legitimate
[Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera]:
54, 81, 123, 162, 163, 168, 197, 219, 276
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Baeckea L.
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Baeckea L.
legitimate
[Rye, B.L. (1 May 2015), Reinstatement of Ericomyrtus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), with three new combinations. Nuytsia 25]:
133-135
APC
[secondary reference]
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Etymology:
"From the Greek words ereike (Heather) and myrtos (Myrtle), presumably likening this taxon to Heather (genus Erica)."