Rafinesque, C.S. (1838), Sylva Telluriana: 107 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Eugenia elliptica Sm. nom. illeg.

Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. (1938), A synopsis of Acmena DC., a valid genus of the Myrtaceae. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 1-20 (16) [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied. legitimate

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