Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ericomyrtus
Myrtaceae Juss.
Ericomyrtus Turcz. , legitimate, scientific
Turczaninow, P.K.N.S. (1847), Decas tertia generum adhuc non descriptorum, adjectis descriptionibus nonnullarum specierum Myrtacearum xerocarpicarum atque Umbelliferarum imperfectarum. Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 20(1): 154 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Ericomyrtus drummondii Turcz. (as `drumondii')
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 53 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Baeckea L. legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 54, 81, 123, 162, 163, 168, 197, 219, 276 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Baeckea L. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Baeckea L. legitimate
Rye, B.L. (1 May 2015), Reinstatement of Ericomyrtus (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), with three new combinations. Nuytsia 25: 133-135 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Greek words ereike (Heather) and myrtos (Myrtle), presumably likening this taxon to Heather (genus Erica)."