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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Myrtaceae
| name = ''Acmena''
|genus=Acmena
| image =
|habit=tree
| image_width = 250px
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|features=evergreen
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
|Temp Metric=°F
| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
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| familia = [[Myrtaceae]]
|image=Acmena hemilampra - leaves.JPG
| genus = '''''Acmena'''''
|image_width=200
| genus_authority =
|image_caption=Acmena hemilampra
| subdivision_ranks = Species
}}
}}
'''''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."
'''''Acmena''''' is a genus of 15 species of [[shrub]] and small [[tree]] in the myrtle family [[Myrtaceae]] and 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''
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===Propagation===
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==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]]''<small> Merr. & L.M.Perry</small>
*''[[Acmena graveolens]]''<small> (F.M.Bailey) L.S.Sm.</small>
*''[[Acmena hemilampra]]''<small> (F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey) Merr. & L.M.Perry</small>
*''[[Acmena ingens]]''<small> (F.Muell. ex C.Moore) Guymer & B.Hyland</small>
*''[[Acmena macrocarpa]]''<small> C.T.White</small>
*''[[Acmena resa]]''<small> B.Hyland</small>
*''[[Acmena smithii]]''<small> (Poir.) Merr. & L.M.Perry</small>
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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