Morphological variation in the Chamaecytisus proliferus (L.f.) Link complex (Fabaceae: Genisteae) in the Canary Islands
Abstract:
FRANCISCO‐ORTEGA, J., JACKSON, M. T., SANTOS‐GUERRA, A. & FORD‐LLOYD, B. V., 1993. Morphological variation in the Chamaecytisus proliferus (L.f.) Link complex (Fabaceae: Genisteae) in the Canary Islands. A multivariate study (Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis, Warďs method) of 47 morphological traits from 164 populations of Chamaecytisus proliferus (L.f.) Link from the Canary Islands confirmed that this species complex is formed by seven morphological types. At least eight traits discriminated between these types. Patterns of variation follow a cline within Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Palma. These results also show that morphological variation is greater in the eastern islands (i.e. Gran Canaria and Tenerife) than in the western islands (La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma) and that no morphological differences are found between plants of typical tagasaste from wild and cultivated populations. Copyright © 1993, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Año de publicación:
1993
Keywords:
- fodder
- Shrubs
- Legumes
- Tagasaste
- Biodiversity
- Macaronesia
- Numerical taxonomy
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Tipo de documento:
Article
Estado:
Acceso restringido
Áreas de conocimiento:
- Botánica
- Biología
- Botánica
Áreas temáticas:
- Plantas
- Temas específicos de la historia natural de las plantas
- Plantas conocidas por sus características y flores