Study on Numerical Chemotaxonomy of Cinnamomum in Hubei Province

Tao Guang-Fu, Zhong Yang

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1988-12-18 Published:1988-12-18
Contact: Tao Guang-Fu

Abstract:

The genus Cinnamomum has been collected and investigated from Hubei

Province since 1982, 13 samples of essential oils were extracted by steam distillation from

fresh leaves of the various species of Cinnamomum and examined qualitatively and quantita-

tively by the method of capillary GC/MS/DS on Finnigan-4510 type. 108 compounds have

been identified, of which 30 major constituents are selected as numerical chemotaxonomical

characters, together with 17 morphological ones. The I3 samples were taken as operational

taxonomic units (OTU’s). Results obtained through R cluster analysis indicate the phenetic

distance and regular correlation among the characters, especially between morphological and

chemical ones. Results obtained through Q cluster analysis show the relationships among the

OTU’s. The Phylogenetic system of Cinnamomum in Hubei Province is also discussed in the

present paper, based on the chemical constituents and the relationship mentioned above.

Key words: Cinnamomum, Numerical chemotaxonomy, Correlation among characters, Evolutionary relationship

Tao Guang-Fu, Zhong Yang. Study on Numerical Chemotaxonomy of Cinnamomum in Hubei Province[J]. .

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