  angophora is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1797.cavanilles, antonio josÃ©. 1797. icones et descriptiones plantarum 4: 21tropicos, angophora cav. it is endemic to australia, where species are distributed in queensland, new south wales, and victoria.kew world checklist of selected plant families the centre of diversity is along the northern and central coast of new south wales.genus angophora. plantnet. national herbarium of new south wales, royal botanic garden, sydney. ==taxonomy== angophora is closely related to corymbia and eucalyptus, and all three genera are often referred to as "eucalypts". collectively the eucalypts, or gum trees, dominate many australian ecosystems.eucalyptus, corymbia and angophora. australian native plants society. angophora can be distinguished from other eucalypts by its oppositely arranged leaves and flowers which lack opercula, cap-like structures which fall off as the flowers open.eucalyptus, corymbia and angophora &ndash; background. australian native plants society. taxonomists have long recognised the relationships between the eucalypt taxa, but have not agreed upon a classification scheme. some have proposed merging angophora and corymbia into genus eucalyptus as subgenera,brooker, m. i. h. (2000). a new classification of the genus eucalyptus l'her.(myrtaceae). australian systematic botany 13(1), 79-148. a plan which was immediately rejected by others.ladiges, p. y. and f. udovicic. (2000). comment on a new classification of the eucalypts. australian systematic botany 13(1), 149-52. some authors maintain angophora as a genus,steane, d. a., et al. (2001). development and characterisation of microsatellite loci in eucalyptus globulus (myrtaceae). silvae genetica 50(2), 89-91. while others continue to debate the issue.brummitt, r. k. (2003). [http://depts.washington.edu/phylo/labmeetingreadings/week1/brummittparaphyly1.pdf further dogged defense
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