Abstract
Sophora toromiro was endemic to the Pacific island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and is extinct in the wild. The species has survived in private and botanic gardens. The species is the subject of an international study to support its conservation ex situ and eventual re‐introduction. As a contribution to this study the genetic diversity of the surviving stocks and herbarium samples has been assessed by means of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter‐simple sequence repeat (inter‐SSR) analysis. The analysis indicated low levels of genetic diversity suggesting a very small number of founders. In addition, misidentified trees were identified allowing their removal from the conservation project.
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