Open AccessA morphometric analysis of Daniellia (Fabaceae – Caesalpinioideae)
Author(s) -
DE LA ESTRELLA MANUEL,
AEDO CARLOS,
VELAYOS MAURICIO
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00894.x
Subject(s) - caesalpinioideae , biology , fabaceae , evolutionary biology , botany
A multivariate morphometric study of Daniellia , an endemic genus of tropical and subtropical Africa, indicates that nine species may be recognized: D. alsteeniana , D. klainei , D. oblonga , D. ogea , D. oliveri , D. pilosa , D. pynaertii , D. soyauxii and D. thurifera . In our study we found that some characters, not previously studied in detail, were significant in species delimitation: petiole indumentum, petiole width, number and position of glands on the lower surface of the leaflets and presence or absence of glands at the insertion of each pair of leaflets. The rare and scattered material of D. pilosa and D. soyauxii made their classification uncertain, although some qualitative characters support their differentiation. © 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2009, 159 , 268–279.