Mm. Sale et al., RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN EUCALYPTUS (MYRTACEAE) USING PCR-AMPLIFICATION AND SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION OF CHLOROPLAST DNA, Australian systematic botany, 9(3), 1996, pp. 273-282
Chloroplast DNA based phylogenetic studies using PCR-amplification and
digestion (40 species) combined with Southern blotting (23 species) s
uggest that Angophora and some representatives of the Eucalyptus subge
nera Corymbia and Blakella form a monophyletic group. The subgenera Eu
desmia, Monocalyptus, Gaubaea, Idiogenes, Symphyomyrtus and Telocalypt
us appear to form a well defined monophyletic group encompassing most
of Eucalyptus, but the exact sister taxon to this group remains unreso
lved. The results suggest that subgenera Corymbia and Blakella are par
aphyletic and that Telocalyptus should be submerged within the subgenu
s Symphyomyrtus.