Acmena

taxobox
name = "Acmena"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Acmena"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Acmena" is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are related to guavas. The name is derived from the Greek word for "plentiful."

It is a fairly recent creation, being split off from "Eugenia", along with the closely-related "Syzygium".

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"

"Acmena" is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including "Aenetus ligniveren", which burrows into the trunk.

Species include:cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ACMENA|title="Acmena" |accessdate=2008-04-07|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra]
*"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

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