An incredibly rare eucalypt found in some of the most densely developed areas of Sydney has been confirmed as a new species.
Only 700 individual trees left in the Hills district in Sydney's north-westThe yet-to-be formally named species is a shrubby type of eucalypt with cup-shaped fruit and is found in the Hills District in Sydney's north-west.
It was first spotted in the suburbs in the 1990s, but it is only now that scientists can say with certainty that it is a distinctive new species."The problem was that it was never known whether or not it was a hybrid, like a cross between two other species, or whether it was a distinct species on its own."
Dr Wilson said the results showed, not only was it not a hybrid of two other species, it was more distantly-related than expected. Now it will get its own name and formal description which scientists hope will boost conservation efforts. Hybridisation is rare in the animal world, but it is quite common between closely-related plant species.
"That's one way we can actually improve the resilience of some of these populations to maximise their survival in the wild," Dr Wilson said.
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