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Eucalyptopsis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Myrtaceae

Order
  
Myrtales

Similar
  
Arillastrum, Stockwellia, Allosyncarpia, Conothamnus, Lysicarpus

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
  • Eucalyptopsis papuana C.T.White – New Guinea, Moluccas
  • References

    Eucalyptopsis Wikipedia