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BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
Volume 159, Issue 3, Pages 456-476Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00952.x
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cluster analysis; epidermis; leaf anatomy; principal component analysis; taxonomy
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The delimitations of species in Camellia section Camellia have been disputed for many years, resulting from uncertain relationships among species. Leaf morphological and anatomical characters for 54 species and three varieties in this section were investigated to reveal the relationships. Principal component analysis and cluster analysis were conducted using the transformed data for quantitative and qualitative characters from leaf morphology and anatomy. Combining the results of statistical analysis with comparative leaf characters of morphology and anatomy, we discussed the taxonomic treatment of section Camellia by Chang compared with that of Ming and we conclude that section Camellia consists of c. 50 species. (C) 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 159, 456-476.
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