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

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-188

  Walker, E ^a   Byrne, M ^a,b   MacDonald, B ^b   Nicolle, D ^c   McComb, J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bentley Delivery Centre   (United States)

^c Currency Creek Eucalyptus Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANCESTRY; CLONE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; RARITY; RELATEDNESS; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS LEHMANNII; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 69249146989     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT08148     Document Type: Article

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