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'''''Acmena''''' is a genus of [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the myrtle family [[Myrtaceae]]. They are related to [[guava]]s. The name is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for "plentiful." The name was first validly published in 1828.<ref name="APNI"/> The species of this genus have sometimes been treated as part of the large Old World genus ''[[Syzygium]]''<ref name="APNI"/> (which in turn has sometimes been included in ''[[Eugenia]]'', although many authors limit ''Eugenia'' mostly to New World species<ref>{{citation | title = A Resolution of the Eugenia-Syzygium Controversy (Myrtaceae) | author = Rudolf Schmid | journal = American Journal of Botany | volume = 59 | issue = 4 | date = April 1972 | pages = 423–436 | doi = 10.2307/2441553 }}</ref>). Several 2006 papers include ''Acmena'' in ''Syzygium''.<ref name="APNI"/><ref name="grin">[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?105 Acmena DC.], ''GRIN Taxonomy for Plants''</ref> There are 15 species; six are endemic to [[Australia]], and a seventh occurs there. The remaining species are native to [[Malesia]]. The Australian species are commonly labelled as '''lilly pillies''', along with the Australian ''Syzygiums'' ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== Species include:<ref name=APNI>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ACMENA|title=''Acmena DC.'' |accessdate=2008-04-07|work= [[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}</ref> *''[[Acmena divaricata]]'' Merr. & L.M.Perry *''[[Acmena graveolens]]'' (F.M.Bailey) L.S.Sm. *''[[Acmena hemilampra]]'' (F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey) Merr. & L.M.Perry *''[[Acmena ingens]]'' (F.Muell. ex C.Moore) Guymer & B.Hyland *''[[Acmena macrocarpa]]'' C.T.White *''[[Acmena resa]]'' B.Hyland *''[[Acmena smithii]]'' (Poir.) Merr. & L.M.Perry ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/>    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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