Isolation of microsatellite loci from spotted gum ( <i>Corymbia variegata</i> ), and cross‐species amplification in <i>Corymbia</i> and <i>Eucalyptus</i>

Abstract

Abstract Corymbia variegata (spotted gum) is an important commercial hardwood timber species in Australia. Fourteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated from C. variegata , with 3–5 alleles amplified in three individuals examined. Cross‐species amplification in Corymbia was successful for all primer pairs, while 10 loci (71%) were successfully transferred to at least one species in the closely related genus Eucalyptus .