Numerical taxonomy of <i>Abelmoschus</i> Medik. (Malvaceae) in India

Authors

  • Pravin Patil National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012
  • Shrikant Sutar Botany Department, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004
  • Surendra Kumar Malik National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012
  • Joseph John National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Regional Station, KAU PO, Thrissur 680656
  • Shrirang Yadav Botany Department, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004
  • Kangila Venkataraman Bhat National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v22i2.26070

Keywords:

Abelmoschus, Phenetics, Species relationships, India

Abstract

In the present study, numerical taxonomy approach has been used for the first time to access the taxonomy and species relationships of Abelmoschus. Sixteen Abelmoschus taxa were subjected to cluster analysis using 52 diagnostic characters related to root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed. In this analysis, the first six principal components (PCs) accounted for the total variance of 79.22%. Similarity values for all 17 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) ranged from 0.18 to 0.82 with an average of 0.34. Abelmoschus sagittifolius showed maximum similarity value of 0.82 with A. moschatus subsp. tuberosus. On the other hand, minimum similarity values (0.18) were observed between A. tuberculatus and A. moschatus subsp. tuberosus, A. tuberculatus and A. sagittifolius, A. palianus and A. moschatus subsp. tuberosus, and A. palianus and A. sagittifolius. Neighbour joining (NJ) cluster analysis clearly discriminated 17 OTUs into four major clusters. The present study also validates the utility of morphometric analysis of Abelmoschus with respect to the taxonomy and species relationships.

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 22(2): 87-98, 2015 (December)

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2015-12-28

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Patil, P., Sutar, S., Malik, S. K., John, J., Yadav, S., & Bhat, K. V. (2015). Numerical taxonomy of <i>Abelmoschus</i> Medik. (Malvaceae) in India. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 22(2), 87–98. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v22i2.26070

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2015)

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