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Table 1. Terminal taxa used in the cladistic analysis of Daviesia ulicifolia. Autapomorphies (unique 
defining characters) are indicated where known. 
Name 
Distribution 
Autapomorphies 
D. wyattiana 
Eastern Great Dividing Range 
Linear leaves 
D. acicularis 
NSW, mainly coast and ranges 
Leaf margins toothed, revolute 
D. arenaria 
Mallee, NSW, VIC, SA 
Midrib prominent below 
D. arthropoda 
Central Australia 
Minute standard petal 
D. microcarpa 
Norseman, WA 
Leaves angular-terete; 
unbranched 
D. ulicifolia: 
angustifolia 
East coast, N of Hunter Valley 
- 
desert 
Southern arid interior, 
WA to NSW 
Plant pruinose; 
uniflorescence racemose 
grampians 
Grampians, western Victoria 
- 
lofty 
Mt Lofty Range, SA 
Standard petal red 
NVP 
Northern plains, VIC 
- 
pilliga 
Pilliga scrub, NSW 
- 
rusdfolia 
Montane to subalpine, 
VIC and NSW 
- 
subumbellate 
mainly lowland Victoria 
- 
typical 
Coastal south-eastern Australia 
- 
yorke 
Yorke Peninsula (SA); 
eastern Tas 
Leaves very thick, 
rigid, wrinkled 
Table 2. Characters used in the cladistic analysis of Daviesia ulicifolia. All characters are continuous 
variables normalised by log transformation, except qualitative characters, as indicated. 
1. Leaf length 
2. Leaf width 
3. Leaf shape (ratio distance from tip to widest point: length) 
4. Leaf cross section (ratio thickness: width, at widest point) 
5. Standard width 
6. Inflorescence type: 0 = solitary, 1 = umbel, 2 = raceme 
7. Peduncle length 
8. Rachis length 
9. Pedicel length 
10. Midrib: 0 = more prominent above, 1 = equal, 2 = more prominent below (unordered) 
11. Divaricate habit: 0 = yes, 1 = no 
12. Spinescent branchlets: 0 = yes, 1 = no 
