And then there were 10—unexpected diversity in New Zealand kanuka genus Kunzea
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
At the stroke of a pen a New Zealand endemic tree has for the last 31 years been incorrectly regarded the same as a group of 'weedy' Australian shrubs and small trees. A New Zealand botanist has completed a 15-year study to reveal some surprises and discover astonishing cryptic diversity behind what was long considered a single tree species. The study was published in the open access journal PhytoKeys.