Eucalypteae

{{Short description|Tribe of flowering plants}}

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Eucalypteae is a large tribe of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae; members of this tribe are known as eucalypts.{{r|wilson2011|macphail2016}} In Australia the genera Angophora, Corymbia, and Eucalyptus are commonly known as gum trees, for the sticky substance that exudes from the trunk of some species.{{r|anps}} {{As of|2020}}, the tribe comprised around 860 species, all native to Southeast Asia and Oceania, with a main diversity center in Australia.{{r|powo}}

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Genera

There are seven genera in the tribe Eucalypteae:{{r|wilson2011|macphail2016|powo}}

  • Allosyncarpia {{small|S.T.Blake}} – Australia
  • Angophora {{small|Cav.}} – Australia
  • Arillastrum {{small|Pancher ex Baill.}} – New Caledonia
  • Corymbia {{small|K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson}} – Oceania
  • Eucalyptopsis {{small|C.T.White}} – Indonesia, New Guinea
  • Eucalyptus {{small|L'Hér.}} – Southeast Asia, Oceania
  • Stockwellia {{small|D.J.Carr, S.G.M.Carr & B.Hyland}} – Australia

{{Gallery |mode=nolines

|Angophora hispida DSC 7157 (11023015645).jpg|Angophora hispida

|Chene gomme jeune.jpg|Arillastrum gummiferum

|Corymbia ficifolia Flowers.jpg|Corymbia ficifolia

|Costa Rica DSCN2320-new (30762133920).jpg|Eucalyptus deglupta

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References

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{{cite web |title=ANPSA Plant Guide: Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora |url=http://anpsa.org.au/eucal1a.html |website=anpsa.org.au |accessdate=26 September 2020 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823222644/http://anpsa.org.au/eucal1a.html |url-status=dead }}

{{cite journal |last1=Macphail |first1=Mike |last2=Thornhill |first2=Andrew H. |title=How old are the eucalypts? A review of the microfossil and phylogenetic evidence |journal=Australian Journal of Botany |date=2016 |volume=64 |issue=8 |pages=579 |doi=10.1071/BT16124}}

{{cite web |title=Myrtaceae Juss. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30000056-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |accessdate=26 September 2020}}

Wilson, P. G. (2011) Myrtaceae. In The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume X. Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae, edited by K. Kubitzki, X:212–71. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2011.

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Category:Myrtaceae

Category:Rosid tribes