Clonality and hybrid origin of the rareEucalyptus bennettiae(Myrtaceae) in Western Australia

E. Walker; M. Byrne; B. Macdonald; D. Nicolle; J. McComb

doi:10.1071/BT08148

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Clonality and hybrid origin of the rareEucalyptus bennettiae(Myrtaceae) in Western Australia

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Clonality and hybrid origin of the rareEucalyptus bennettiae(Myrtaceae) in Western Australia

E. Walker, M. Byrne, B. Macdonald, D. Nicolle and J. McComb

Australian Journal of Botany, Vol.57(3), pp.180-188

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/BT08148

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Abstract

Clonality and hybrid origin influence the conservation status of rare and restricted species. Eucalyptus bennettiae Carr Carr is a rare species known only from a few individuals that may be clonal and may have arisen through hybridisation between other co-occurring species. The hybrid status and clonality of E. bennettiae was investigated with analysis of microsatellite variation in E. bennettiae compared with its putative parents, E. lehmannii subsp. parallela, E. sporadica and E. astringens subsp. redacta, identified through morphological characteristics. Analysis of microsatellite variation revealed clonality with one individual present at each location, and additivity of alleles and no unique alleles in E. bennettiae compared with two of the putative parents, E. lehmannii subsp. parallela and E. sporadica. In addition, E. bennettiae displayed intermediacy in species relationships and measures of relatedness, and assignment tests showed mixed ancestry in relation to these species but not the third putative parent, E. astringens subsp. redacta. These findings confirm that E. bennettiae is a hybrid and evaluation of the taxon for conservation protection shows that it does not satisfy the criteria for listing as a threatened species.

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Title: Clonality and hybrid origin of the rareEucalyptus bennettiae(Myrtaceae) in Western Australia
Authors/Creators: E. Walker (Author/Creator)
M. Byrne (Author/Creator)
B. Macdonald (Author/Creator)
D. Nicolle (Author/Creator)
J. McComb (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Australian Journal of Botany, Vol.57(3), pp.180-188
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Identifiers: 991005543866707891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.64 Phylogenetics & Genomics; 3.64.71 Genetic Diversity
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