Classification of Turkish Plantago L. Species Using Numerical Taxonomy

Authors : Betûl TUTEL

Pages : 51-61

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Twenty-three Plantago L. taxa belonging to 2 subgenera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Euplantago Harms and Psyllium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Juss.); Harms); were classified by numerical taxonomic methods. A total of 36 morphological and ecological characters were utilised for numerical taxonomic analysis of Plantago taxa. The classification obtained by numeric taxonomic methods was compared to that obtained by conventional methods. In general, both of the classifications agreed well, except for the section Hymenopsyllium Pilger being clustered under the subgenus Psyllium contrary to the conventional classification.
Keywords : Plantago, Numerical Taxonomy, Turkey, Discriminant Function Analysis