Myrtaceae Juss.
Eucalyptus sect. Amentum 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): 124 [nom. nov.]
nomenclatural synonym: Eucalyptus ser. White-Mahoganies Blakely legitimate
  • Etymology: "from the Latin amentum (a thong or strap), alluding to the characteristic strap-like rough bark of the white mahoganies"