Myrtaceae Juss.
Eucalyptus subg. Acerosae Brooker , legitimate, scientific
Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 93 [nom. nov.]
  • Type: E. curtisii Blakely & White
replaced synonym: Eucalyptus ser. Curtisianae Chippend. legitimate
  • Etymology: from the Latin acerosus (needle-shaped), alluding to the shape of the seeds