NUMERICAL TAXONOMY OF THE WILD BANANAS (MUSA)

被引:64
作者
SIMMONDS, NW
WEATHERUP, STC
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,DEPT AGR NO IRELAND,DIV BIOMETR,BELFAST BT9 5PX,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
[2] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,DEPT BIOMETR,BELFAST BT9 5PX,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
关键词
bananas (wild); Musa; numerical taxonomy;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-8137.1990.tb00485.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The wild bananas (Musa) were described in numerical terms many years ago, well before ‘numerical taxonomy’ became popular. Those descriptions, slightly supplemented, are here subjected to analysis by modern methods. Principal co‐ordinate and clustering techniques give essentially similar results. Five groupings, rather than the four sections traditionally recognized, can be discerned. The fifth group contains five taxa previously included in section Musa (informally ‘Eumusa’) or of uncertain affinity. This group is only somewhat weakly distinguishable from section Australimusa. Several species previously regarded as of uncertain affinity seem to find ‘natural’ places. The results are by no means revolutionary but do encourage modest alteration of traditional views. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:567 / 571
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