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Banksia saxicola A.S. George (Proteaceae) is a rare Australian endemic, found in only two locations in Victoria that are separated by approximately 500 kms: the Grampians and Wilson's Promontory National Parks. The organisation of genetic variation between and within populations at the two locations was assessed using the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) technique. Two populations were sampled in the Grampians National Park and one population was sampled at Wilson's Promontory. The three populations were genetically divergent from each other, in particular the Grampians and Wilson's Promontory populations, and this relates to the ancient geographic isolation of these two regions. The Wilson's Promontory population had lower genetic diversity than either Grampians populations, consistent with its smaller population size. The findings are important for strategies to conserve B. saxicola.
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Received October 3, 2000 Accepted January 3, 2001
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Evans, K., Ladiges, P., Newbigin, E. et al. Genetic variation in Banksia saxicola (Proteaceae), a rare Australian plant with a markedly disjunct distribution. Plant Syst. Evol. 227, 105–115 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s006060170059
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