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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Three new species of northern Australian Glycine (Fabaceae, Phaseolae), G. gracei, G. montis-douglas and G. syndetika

B. E. Pfeil A D , L. A. Craven B , A. H. D. Brown B , B. G. Murray C and J. J. Doyle A
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A Department of Plant Biology, 228 Plant Science Bld., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

B Australian National Herbarium, CPBR, CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

C School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.

D Corresponding author. Email: bep27@cornell.edu

Functional Plant Biology 19(3) 245-258 https://doi.org/10.1071/SB05035
Submitted: 1 November 2005  Accepted: 18 April 2006   Published: 30 June 2006

Abstract

Three new Australian diploid species in Glycine Willd. are described. Two of these (Glycine gracei B.E.Pfeil & Craven and Glycine montis-douglas B.E.Pfeil & Craven) are endemic to the Northern Territory whereas the third (Glycine syndetika B.E.Pfeil & Craven) is endemic to Queensland. G. montis-douglas is only known from one locality. The genetic affinities of G. gracei and G. syndetika are with other A genome species. The species G. syndetika is the closest relative of a diploid parent of the T2 allotetraploid race of the G. tomentella s.l. Hayata species complex, as well as of allotetraploid G. pescadrensis Hayata, which is here formally reinstated from synonymy. Images are included of the leaflet venation for several species discussed in the paper. Thus, the treatment incorporates evidence from morphology, cytology, DNA sequences and crossing experiments. A key to the subgenera and to the species within Glycine subgenus Glycine is provided, which includes all 25 described Australian taxa.


Acknowledgments

For technical assistance we thank Jane Doyle, Reid Palmer and Jim Grace. For fieldwork assistance we thank Ted Hymowitz, Alexgen Ltd, University of Illinois ACES Office of Research, Bob Harwood and Dale Dixon. The following persons were helpful in our locating and borrowing type material of G. pescadrensis: Dr Chen-Meng Kuo (TAI), Dr Chiou Wen-Liang and Dr Chung Shih Wen (TAIF), Dr Shinobu Akiyama (TNS). The Directors and / or Curators of the herbaria CANB, DNA and TAIF are thanked for the opportunity to examine specimens in their care.


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