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Section Renantheria

Juvenile leaves opposite for few or many nodes, sessile at some stages. Filaments regularly or irregularly flexed. Anthers renantherous, all fertile or some infertile. Style long or short. Ovules in 2 rows on placenta (secondarily 4-rowed in some subalpine forms of E. coccifera).

Section Renantheria is unambiguously defined as a natural group by the reniform anthers dehiscing through confluent slits.

This section was treated as Series Renantherae by Bentham (see above) and Section Renantherae by Maiden (see above). Renantheria is a large and widespread group, occurring predominantly in wetter parts of eastern Australia (Fig. 1). Although Pryor and Johnson (1971) included Western Australian taxa in Renantheria, we would now exclude these and restrict the section to eastern Australian taxa only. About 120 species make up the section as now defined. Taxonomy below this level is far from clearly resolved, Pryor and Johnson (op cit.) placing the 61 species then recognised in 4 series. Chippendale (1988) recorded 75 species in 13 series, these corresponding to Pryor & Johnson groups at various ranks but with no indication of hierarchical relationships among the somewhat heterogeneous 'series'.

Subtribe Eucalyptinae
  Genus Eucalyptus
    Subgenus Eucalyptus
      Section Renantheria
        Subsection Mahogany
          Series Acmenoideae
            Subseries Acmenoideosae
     Eucalyptus acmenoides   QN
     Eucalyptus apothalassica   QN
     Eucalyptus irritans   CQ
     Eucalyptus contracta   Q
     Eucalyptus psammolitica   N
            Subseries Umbrosae
     Eucalyptus mediocris   Q
     Eucalyptus carnea   QN
     Eucalyptus umbra   QN
?     Eucalyptus *clarenceana   N
        Subsection Stringy
          Series Muellerianae
     Eucalyptus muelleriana   NV
          Series Macrorhynchae
            Subseries Laevopineosae
     Eucalyptus laevopinea   QN
            Subseries Macrorhynchosae
Superspecies Macrorhyncha
|     Eucalyptus macrorhyncha   (NVS)
|     Eucalyptus ?   V
|     Eucalyptus cannonii   N
|     Eucalyptus stannicola   N
Superspecies Youmanii
|     Eucalyptus williamsiana   QN
|     Eucalyptus youmanii   N
|     Eucalyptus subtilior   QN
          Series Capitellatae
            Subseries Globoideosae
     Eucalyptus cameronii   N
Superspecies Globoidea
|     Eucalyptus globoidea   NV
|     Eucalyptus *tumescens   NV
|     Eucalyptus yangoura   NV
            Subseries EEugenioidosae
Superspecies EEugenioides
|     Eucalyptus eugenioides   QN
|     Eucalyptus *xenica   Q
     Eucalyptus conjuncta(Murrurund   N
            Subseries Oblongosae
     Eucalyptus prominula   N
Superspecies Oblonga
|     Eucalyptus sparsifolia   N
|     Eucalyptus oblonga   N
|     Eucalyptus imitans   N
|     Eucalyptus *vialis   N
Superspecies Tenella
|     Eucalyptus tenella   N
|     Eucalyptus ralla   N
     Eucalyptus mckieana   N
            Subseries Ligustrinosae
     Eucalyptus ligustrina   N
            Subseries Conglomeratosae
     Eucalyptus conglomerata   Q
            Subseries Caliginorosae
     Eucalyptus caliginosa   QN
            Subseries Capitellatosae
Superspecies Tindaliae
|     Eucalyptus tindaliae   (QN)
|            subsp. tindaliae   QN
|            subsp. *monticola   N
|     Eucalyptus *curta   Q
|     Eucalyptus reducta   C
|     Eucalyptus *mensalis   Q
     Eucalyptus agglomerata   NV
     Eucalyptus capitellata   N
            Subseries Camfieldianosae
     Eucalyptus camfieldii   N
     Eucalyptus bensonii   N
            Subseries Blaxlandianosae
     Eucalyptus blaxlandii   N
            Subseries Baxterianosae
Superspecies Baxteri
|     Eucalyptus baxteri   NVS
|     Eucalyptus arenacea   VS
     Eucalyptus +alpina   V
Superspecies Victoriana
|     Eucalyptus victoriana   V
|     Eucalyptus verrucata   V
            Subseries Deuaensosae
     Eucalyptus deuaensis   N
          Series Olsenianae
     Eucalyptus olsenii   N
        Subsection Peppermint
          Series Pilulares
Superspecies Pilularis
|     Eucalyptus pilularis   QN
|     Eucalyptus pyrocarpa   N
          Series Amygdalinae
            Subseries Radiatosae
     Eucalyptus elata   NV
Superspecies Radiata
|     Eucalyptus radiata   (QNV)
|            subsp. sejuncta   QN
|            subsp. *blanda   NV?
|            subsp. radiata   NV
|     Eucalyptus croajingolensis   NV
|     Eucalyptus *simulans   T
|?     Eucalyptus *permixta   N
|     Eucalyptus robertsonii   (NV)
|            subsp. hemisphaerica   N
|            subsp. robertsonii   NV
|     Eucalyptus dixsonii   NV?
     Eucalyptus dives   (NV)
     Eucalyptus ?   NV
           subsp. dives   N
     Eucalyptus willisii   (VS)
           subsp. falciformis   VS
           subsp. willisii   V
            Subseries Amygdalinosae
     Eucalyptus amygdalina   T
     Eucalyptus pulchella   T
     Eucalyptus +*amynitida   T
Superspecies Risdonii
|     Eucalyptus tenuiramis   T
|     Eucalyptus risdonii   T
Superspecies Coccifera
|     Eucalyptus nitida   T
|     Eucalyptus +*coccinitida   T
|     Eucalyptus coccifera   T
        Subsection Greenash
          Series Obliquae
            Subseries Regnantosae
     Eucalyptus fastigata   NV
     Eucalyptus regnans   VT
            Subseries Obliquosae
     Eucalyptus obliqua   QNVTS
          Series Strictae
            Subseries Paliformosae
     Eucalyptus paliformis   N
            Subseries Triflorosae
     Eucalyptus triflora   N
            Subseries Strictosae
Superspecies Stricta
|     Eucalyptus dendromorpha   N
|     Eucalyptus spectatrix   N
|     Eucalyptus obstans   N
|     Eucalyptus stricta   N
|     Eucalyptus apiculata   N
|     Eucalyptus laophila   N
|     Eucalyptus cunninghamii   N
Superspecies Approximans
|     Eucalyptus codonocarpa   (QN)
|            subsp. microcodon   QN
|            subsp. *calvimontana   QN?
|            subsp. codonocarpa   N
|     Eucalyptus approximans   N
            Subseries Burgessianosae
     Eucalyptus burgessiana   N
     Eucalyptus langleyi   N
          Series Kybeanenses
     Eucalyptus kybeanensis   NV
        Subsection Sallee
          Series Stellulatae
            Subseries Mitchellianosae
     Eucalyptus mitchelliana   V
            Subseries Stellulatosae
     Eucalyptus stellulata   NV
     Eucalyptus copulans   N
     Eucalyptus *crispiana   V
Superspecies Moorei
|     Eucalyptus latiuscula   NV?
|     Eucalyptus moorei   N
     Eucalyptus serpentinicola   N
        Subsection Blueash
          Series Piperitae
Superspecies Piperita
|     Eucalyptus piperita   N
|     Eucalyptus urceolaris   N
          Series Planchonianae
     Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa   Q
     Eucalyptus planchoniana   QN
          Series Pauciflorae
            Subseries Luehmannianosae
     Eucalyptus oreades   QN
     Eucalyptus luehmanniana   N
            Subseries Delegatensosae
Superspecies Delegatensis
|     Eucalyptus delegatensis   (NV)
|            subsp. *abstersa   N
|            subsp. delegatensis   NV
|     Eucalyptus *tasmaniensis   T
            Subseries Pauciflorosae
Superspecies Pauciflora
|     Eucalyptus pauciflora   QNVTS
|     Eucalyptus lacrimans   N
|     Eucalyptus niphophila   NV
|     Eucalyptus debeuzevillei   N
     Eucalyptus gregsoniana   N
          Series Fraxinoideae
     Eucalyptus fraxinoides   NV
          Series Haemastomae
            Subseries Olidosae
     Eucalyptus olida   N
            Subseries Considenianosae
Superspecies Andrewsii
|     Eucalyptus campanulata   QN
|     Eucalyptus andrewsii   QN
Superspecies Consideniana
|     Eucalyptus consideniana   NV
|     Eucalyptus remota   S
            Subseries Multicaulosae
Superspecies Multicaulis
|     Eucalyptus sieberi   NVT
|     Eucalyptus multicaulis   N
            Subseries Haemastomosae
     Eucalyptus signata   QN
     Eucalyptus sclerophylla   N
     Eucalyptus haemastoma   N
     Eucalyptus +*haemaracemosa   N
     Eucalyptus racemosa   N
     Eucalyptus rossii   N
            Subseries Stenostomosae
     Eucalyptus stenostoma   N

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