Morphological Differentiation between Romanian Lime Species (Tilia spp.): a Case Study

Authors

  • P. Ivanov University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
  • C. Loghin Forest Research and Management Institute, Bucharest, Romania
  • C.M. Enescu University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania

Keywords:

lime, Tilia, morphological descriptors, Discriminant Analysis

Abstract

Three lime species are known to occur in Romania: Tilia cordata, T. platyphyllos, and T. tomentosa. The aim of this study is to highlight the morphological traits which differentiate the three species by using Discriminant Analysis. One hundred fifty lime individuals were sampled and eleven leaf and twig descriptors were assessed. The results of this multivariate statistical analysis confirmed the high discriminating power of certain traits. Abaxial laminal pubescence, lamina length, and bud pubescence were the variables that separate the three species and were used to develop three discriminant functions.

Author Biographies

P. Ivanov, University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania

Master Student, Faculty of Agriculture

C.M. Enescu, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania

Dept. of Soil Sciences

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Published

2014-06-25

Issue

Vol. 7(56) No. 1 (2014)

Section

FORESTRY