Myrtus zeylanica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 472. 1753.

"Habitat in Zeylona." RCN: 3612.

Lectotype (Kostermans in Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 34: 156. 1981): Herb. Hermann 1: 47; 4: 21, No. 182 (BM).

Current name: Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC. ( Myrtaceae).

Note: As the material in Herb. Hermann appears to be part of a single gathering (Art. 9.15), Kostermans is accepted as having typified the name.