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A paedomorphocline in Eucalyptus: natural variation in the E. risdonii / E. tenuiramis complex
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posted on 2023-05-17, 20:29 authored by Robert Wiltshire, Bradley PottsBradley Potts, James ReidJames ReidOntogenetic and morphological variation in 40 natural populations of the closely related species, E. risdonii and E. tenuiramis, were assessed in a multivariate study of juvenile and adult leaf and fruit characters. The present taxonomic separation of the two taxa is based mainly on ontogenetic differences, but this study reveals that the variation between the two taxa in the retention of the juvenile leaf habit is continuous and may represent a paedomorphocline. The morphological data suggest that at least four phenetic groups are required to summarise the morphological variation in the E. risdonii / E. tenuiramis complex. When ontogenetic variation is removed, the morphological variation between some E. risdonii and some E. tenuiramis populations is also continuous and much smaller than the morphological differences within E. tenuiramis. This suggests that E. risdonii may be the product of relatively recent changes in developmental timing (heterochrony) from E. tenuiramis.
History
Publication title
Australian Journal of BotanyVolume
39Issue
6Pagination
545-566ISSN
0067-1924Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
CSIRO PublishingPlace of publication
150 Oxford St, Po Box 1139, Collingwood, Australia, Victoria, 3066Rights statement
Copyright 1991 CSIRORepository Status
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