Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae)
Morphometric or Numerical taxonomic analysis of 56 quantitative and qualitative characters, obtained from Musanga cecropioides R. Brown and five species of Myrianthus, M. arboreus Palisot de Beauvois, M. holstii Engler, M. libericus Rendle, M. preusii Engler and M. serratus (Trecul) Bentham was car...
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| description | Morphometric or Numerical taxonomic analysis of 56 quantitative and qualitative characters, obtained from Musanga cecropioides R. Brown and five species of Myrianthus, M. arboreus Palisot de Beauvois, M. holstii Engler, M. libericus Rendle, M. preusii Engler and M. serratus (Trecul) Bentham was carried out by calculating similarity and distance indices followed by cluster analysis and construction of a dendrogram for visual appreciation of the taxonomic relationship among these species. The dendrogram showed close similarity among the Myrianthus species, with Musanga cecropioides clearly distinct from the Myrianthus species. This confirms the monotypic status of Musanga, with only one species, Musanga cecropioides. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e92b34d590604fa0abd540bbfb2946772024-04-02T19:53:14ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992015-10-0119310.4314/jasem.v19i3.28Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae)JO ArusuraireBL NyananyoMorphometric or Numerical taxonomic analysis of 56 quantitative and qualitative characters, obtained from Musanga cecropioides R. Brown and five species of Myrianthus, M. arboreus Palisot de Beauvois, M. holstii Engler, M. libericus Rendle, M. preusii Engler and M. serratus (Trecul) Bentham was carried out by calculating similarity and distance indices followed by cluster analysis and construction of a dendrogram for visual appreciation of the taxonomic relationship among these species. The dendrogram showed close similarity among the Myrianthus species, with Musanga cecropioides clearly distinct from the Myrianthus species. This confirms the monotypic status of Musanga, with only one species, Musanga cecropioides.https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/123179 |
| spellingShingle | JO Arusuraire BL Nyananyo Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae) Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management |
| title | Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae) |
| title_full | Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae) |
| title_fullStr | Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae) |
| title_short | Morphometric Study of <i>Musanga cecropioides</i> R. Brown and <i>Myrianthus arboreus</i> Palisot de Beauvois (Family Cecropiaceae) |
| title_sort | morphometric study of i musanga cecropioides i r brown and i myrianthus arboreus i palisot de beauvois family cecropiaceae |
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