Synonyms: Acmena parviflora; Acmena zeylanica (homotypic); Calyptranthes malabarica; Caryophyllus rugosus (homotypic); Eugenia glandulifera; Eugenia goudotiana; Eugenia linearis (heterotypic); Eugenia longicauda; Eugenia macrorhyncha; Eugenia spicata; Eugenia spicata var. cordata; Eugenia varians; Eugenia zeylanica (heterotypic); Jambosa bracteata; Jambosa glandulifera; Jambosa koenigii; Myrtus zeylanica (homotypic); Syzygium aqueum var. lineare; Syzygium bellutta; Syzygium coarctatum (heterotypic); Syzygium lineare (heterotypic); Syzygium myrtifolium; Syzygium spicatum; Syzygium zeylanicum var. ellipticum; Syzygium zeylanicum var. lineare; Syzygium zeylanicum var. magamalayanum