Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 471 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 212 [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: 280 [secondary reference]

Candolle, A.P. de in Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1827), Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle 11: 403 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Myrtus communis L.

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 273 [secondary reference]

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 133, 145 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 207 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 172, 197 [secondary reference]

common name: Myrtles [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Greek myrtos (myrtle).

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 2: 1135 [secondary reference]

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

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 569 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Myrtus sect. Eumyrtus Kuntze nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised)

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