Annals of Botany 77: 327-332, 1996
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Morphological Variation in Leucopogon rufus Lindl.: A Preliminary Study
National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
March 17, 1995 ; October 24, 1995
Leucopogon rufus Lindl. is a widespread and morphologically variable species found throughout south-eastern Australia. Ordination and cluster analyses suggest that the specimens can be separated into two or more clusters primarily based on vegetative and floral features, particularly that of indumentum, a character that has previously been regarded as unreliable inLeucopogon. The results indicate that phenetic clustering does occur across the geographic range ofL. rufus. However, since inter-population variation is inadequately known these taxa are not formally recognized here.
Leucopogon rufus Lindl.; morphological variation