Epigenetic rather than genetic factors may explain phenotypic divergence between coastal populations of diploid and tetraploid Limonium spp. (Plumbaginaceae) in Portugal

Table 1 Summary of the discriminant analysis of six predefined diploid and tetraploid Limonium species

Species			Predicted group membership-classification results						Total
Species			L. lanceolatum	L. nydeggeri	L. ovalifolium	L. dodartii	L. multiflorum	L. vulgare	Total
Original	Count	*L. lanceolatum*	10	0	1	0	0	0	11
		*L. nydeggeri*	0	20	0	0	0	0	20
		*L. ovalifolium*	3	0	18	0	0	0	21
		*L. dodartii*	0	0	0	16	0	0	16
		*L. multiflorum*	0	0	0	1	18	2	21
		*L. vulgare*	0	0	0	1	0	20	21
	%	*L. lanceolatum*	90.9	0	9.1	0	0	0	100
		*L. nydeggeri*	0	100	0	0	0	0	100
		*L. ovalifolium*	14.3	0	85.7	0	0	0	100
		*L. dodartii*	0	0	0	100	0	0	100
		*L. multiflorum*	0	0	0	4.8	85.7	9.5	100
		*L. vulgare*	0	0	0	4.8	0	95.2	100

Individuals from each diploid (L. lanceolatum, L. nydeggeri, L. ovalifolium) or tetraploid (L. dodartii, L. multiflorum and L. vulgare) species are classified.

ISSN: 1471-2229