Numerical taxonomy of medicinal plants of Curcuma in China / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
;
(24): 15-24, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-276678
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To provide some new evidences for the classfication and identification of medicinal plants of Curcuma.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>A numerical taxonomy by means of cluster analysis and principal Component analysis is used. Combined with RAPD analysis, computer image analysis and chemical analysis, the taxonomical relationships of the plants of Curcuma in China were characterized qualitatively and quantitatively.</p><p><b>RESULT AND CONCLUSION</b>The plants of Curcuma is systematized into 9 species, 1 species complex, 3 cultivated varieties. A lot of taxonomic confusion and disputations were consequently expounded.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phylogeny
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Plants, Medicinal
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Cluster Analysis
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Classification
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Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
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Curcuma
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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