TITLE:
Taxonomic Studies on Some Members of the Genus Abutilon Mill. (Malvaceae)
AUTHORS:
Dhafer A. Alzahrani, Enas J. Albokhari, Abrar Khoj
KEYWORDS:
Taxonomy, Malvaceae, Abutilon, Morphological Characters, Morphometric Analysis, UPGMA, PCoA, PCA
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.12 No.2,
February
26,
2021
ABSTRACT: The relationship between six Abutilon species
was examined using different taxonomic investigation tools. The investigation
was carried out using morphological and numerical studies. Fresh materials of Abutilon species were collected from different localities in Saudi Arabia during 2018
and 2019. Numerical analysis was based on the Principle Coordinates,
the Principle Component and the Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic
Algorithm Clustering. The results indicated that there were significant
differences based on the morphological characters especially in the leaves, fruits
and flowers features. Morphometric studies revealed that the six species of Abutilon clearly separated in all different analysis.