Editing Angophora (section)

==Taxonomy==
The genus ''Angophora'' was first formally described in 1797 by [[Antonio José Cavanilles]] in his book ''Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum''.<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Angophora''|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/513969|publisher=APNI|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cav.">{{cite book |last1=Cavanilles |first1=Antonio J. |title=Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum (Volume 4) |date=1797 |location=Madrid |page=21 |url=https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/9682/?offset=#page=25&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q= |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>

''Angophora'' is closely related to ''[[Corymbia]]'' and ''[[Eucalyptus]]'', and all three genera are often referred to as "eucalypts". Collectively the eucalypts dominate many Australian [[ecosystem]]s.<ref name="anpsa">{{cite web |title=Eucalypts: Eucalyptus, Corymbia, Angophora |url=https://anpsa.org.au/genera/eucalypts-eucalyptus-corymbia-angophora/ |publisher=Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> [[Taxonomy (biology)|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 [[Subgenus|subgenera]],<ref>Brooker, M. I. H. (2000). [http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SB98008 A new classification of the genus ''Eucalyptus'' L'Her.(Myrtaceae). ''Australian Systematic Botany'' 13(1), 79–148.]</ref> a plan which was immediately rejected by others.<ref>Ladiges, P. Y. and F. Udovicic. (2000). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235491523 Comment on a new classification of the eucalypts.] ''Australian Systematic Botany'' 13(1), 149–52.</ref> Some authors maintain ''Angophora'' as a genus,<ref>Steane, D. A., et al. (2001). [https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3236/1/Steane-Sil-Gen-2001.pdf Development and characterisation of microsatellite loci in ''Eucalyptus globulus'' (Myrtaceae).] ''Silvae Genetica'' 50(2), 89–91.</ref> while others continue to debate the issue.<ref>Brummitt, R. K. (2003). [http://depts.washington.edu/phylo/LabMeetingReadings/Week1/BrummittParaphyly1.pdf Further dogged defense of paraphyletic taxa.] ''Taxon'' 52(4), 803-04.</ref><ref>Nelson, G., et al. (2003). [http://depts.washington.edu/phylo/LabMeetingReadings/Week1/NelsonReply.pdf Brummitt on paraphyly: a response.] ''Taxon'' 52(2), 295-98.</ref>

Among the eucalypts, ''Angophora'' species were nicknamed "apples" by European settlers, who thought they resembled [[malus|apple trees]].<ref name="anpsa" /> Many are still known commonly as apples today.<ref name=nsw/>