Eucalyptopsis
| Eucalyptopsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptopsis C.T.White[1] |
Eucalyptopsis is a genus of two described species of trees, constituting part of the plant family Myrtaceae and included in the Eucalypts group.
They have botanical records of growing naturally in New Guinea and the Moluccas, within the Malesia region.
Plant geneticists have found their closest evolutionary relatives in the monotypic genera and species Stockwellia quadrifida and Allosyncarpia ternata.
Species:
- Eucalyptopsis alauda Craven – New Guinea incl. Woodlark Island[2]
- Synonym: Eucalyptopsis sp. aff. papuana C.T.White (1951)[1]
- Eucalyptopsis papuana C.T.White – New Guinea, Moluccas[1]
References
- 1 2 3 White, Cyril T. (1951). "Some noteworthy Myrtaceae from the Moluccas, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands" (web page). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Digitized online version, Biodiversity Heritage Library. 32: 139–150. Retrieved 20 Mar 2013.
- ↑ Craven, Lyn A. (1990). "One new species each in Acmena and Eucalyptopsis and a new name in Lindsayomyrtus (all Myrtaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. Abstract, paywalled PDF. 3 (4): 729–731. doi:10.1071/sb9900727. Retrieved 20 Mar 2013.
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