Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 470 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 211 [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: 281 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 280 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Jambosa Adans. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Acmena DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Jossinia Comm. ex DC. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 59 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Jambosa Adans. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn. nom. cons.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 101 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Jambosa Adans. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Acmena DC. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Cleistocalyx Blume legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 381 [basionym]

basionym of: Myrtus sect. Eugenia (L.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 132, 145 [secondary reference]

common name: Lillipilies [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 208 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 172-173 [secondary reference]

common name: Lillipillies [n/a]

• Etymology: Named after Prince Eugene of Saxony.

Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. (1920), Bahama Flora: 303 [secondary reference]

• Type: Eugenia uniflora L.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 260 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 642 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1983), A revision of Syzygium and allied genera (Myrtaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 9: 28 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myrtaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 209 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Myrtaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 530 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Eugenia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 224 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 345 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 323-324 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Myrtus sect. Eugenia (L.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Jossinia Comm. ex DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eugenia sect. Eueugenia Benth. & Hook.f. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised)

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