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Molecular evidence shows that the tropical boxes (Eucalyptus subgenus minutifructus) are over-ranked
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posted on 2023-05-26, 15:43 authored by Whittock, SP, Dorothy SteaneDorothy Steane, Rene VaillancourtRene Vaillancourt, Bradley PottsBradley PottsMolecular evidence shows that the tropical boxes (Eucalyptus subgenus Minutifructus) are overranked. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 127(1), 27-32, 31 May, 2003. Australia's tropical boxes, Eucalyptus deglupta, E. brachyandra, E. howittiana and E. raveretiana have been classified as subgenus Minutifructus, a taxon described on the basis of a single morphological character, a terminal inflorescence. Molecular data indicate that these species emerge from within subgenus Symphyomyrtus. There is also some evidence to suggest that they may not form a monophyletic group. Consequently, we recommend that subgenus Minutifructus should not be maintained as a separate subgenus, and that the four species should be included in subgenus Symphyomyrtus.
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