Myrtaceae
Syzygium

Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 85 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Australia to Victoria. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Introduced into:

New Caledonia, New Zealand North, South Australia, Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Acmena smithii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1986 MacArthur, W. [8] Australia Acmena smithii K000800530 Holotype Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5275] Australia Acmena smithii K001311148 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia Acmena smithii K001311149 Yes
Pullen, R.; Story, J. [8706] Australia Acmena smithii K001311167 Yes
Pullen, R.; Story, J. [8706] Australia Acmena smithii K001311168 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia Acmena smithii K001311150 Yes
Hubbard, E.C. [5194] Australia Acmena smithii K001311157 Yes
Irvine, A.K. [1088] Australia Acmena smithii K001311169 Yes
Trapnell, G.; Williams, K. [113] Australia Acmena smithii K001311161 Yes
Pullen, R. [4052] Australia Acmena smithii K001311154 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [18399] Australia Acmena smithii K001311164 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4818] Australia Acmena smithii K001311160 Yes
Tindale, M. [23368] Australia Acmena smithii K001311163 Yes
Constable, E.F. [16321] Australia Acmena smithii K001311174 Yes
Helms, R. [131740] Australia Acmena smithii K001311151 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia Acmena smithii K001311145 Yes
Forster, P.I.; Mcdonalds. W.J. [PIF8088] Australia Acmena smithii K001311173 Yes
Pullen, R. [4027] Australia Acmena smithii K001311153 Yes
Smith, L.S.; Webb, L.J. [3600] Australia Acmena smithii K001311155 Yes
Morrison, A. [5397] Australia Acmena smithii K001311166 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [1092] Australia Acmena smithii K001311147 Yes
Hubbard, E.C. [4694] Australia Acmena smithii K001311156 Yes
Jones, W.T. [s.n.] Australia Acmena smithii K001311158 Yes
Constable, E.F. [22362] Australia Acmena smithii K001311165 Yes
Lonyman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia Acmena smithii K001311146 Yes
Snow, N.; Bradford, J. [7465] Australia Acmena smithii K001311162 Yes
Irvine, A.K. [1259] Australia Acmena smithii K001311171 Yes
Constable, E.F. [26187] Australia Acmena smithii K001311175 Yes
White, C.T. [12632] Australia Acmena smithii K001311159 Yes
Hyland, B. [3134 R.F.K.] Australia Acmena smithii K001311170 Yes
Constable, E.F. [48275] Australia Acmena smithii K001311152 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0