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Somatic Embryogenesis in Eucalyptus grandis and E. dunni

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

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The genus Eucalyptus belongs to the family Myrtaceae, subgroup Leptospermoideae. There are 450–700 eucalyptus species and varieties, varying in size from large broad-leafed trees to shrub-like mallees. The most distinguishing taxonomic feature of the genus is the presence of a fused calyx and/or corolla into an operculum. E. grandis and E. dunni are quite similar in terms of gross morphological features. In E. grandis the operculum is hemispherical, the inflorescence is an umbel, the peduncle is distinctly flattened and the fruit capsule is 5–11 mm in diameter. The leaves are smooth, the adaxial surface is darker than the abaxial one and the mature leaves are lanceolate, often falcate. The annual bark exfoliations are long and fibrous. In E. dunnii (Dunn’s white gum), the operculum is also hemispherical, the inflorescence is simple, the peduncle is flattened and the fruit is 5–8 mm in diameter. The leaves of the adult plants are green, concolorlous, lanceolate to narrow lanceolate. The bark is rough, brownish, flaky and more or less corky at the base, commonly with long ribbons of decorticating bark hanging from branches.

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  3. Dep. de Botanica e Centro de Biotecnologia do Estado do Sul, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15005, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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  4. Department of Plant Production, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 5, FIN 00014, Box 27, Helsinki, Finland

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Watt, M.P., Blakeway, F.C., Termignoni, R., Jain, S.M. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis in Eucalyptus grandis and E. dunni . In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4774-3_4

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