Preliminary Research on Resource Investigation and Classification of Bombax Ceiba in Hainan Province

  • WANG Jian ,
  • SHUI Qing-yan ,
  • SHI Jing ,
  • ZHANG Xuan-bing
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  • Key Laboratory of Tropical Horticultural Plant Resource and Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape, Hainan University, Danzhou 571737, Hainan China

Received date: 2009-11-09

  Online published: 2010-03-10

Abstract

The investigation and analysis were carried out on the distribution and characters of Bombax ceiba in Hainan Province,and a preliminary classification standard was formed.According to the investigation,Bombax ceiba possessed rich diversity in ornamental characters and enormous potential in selective breeding.The results of principal component analysis and cluster analysis showed that the size of flower should be set as the first standard of classification,and the flower color as the second one and the bifurcation height of stamen as the third one.

Cite this article

WANG Jian , SHUI Qing-yan , SHI Jing , ZHANG Xuan-bing . Preliminary Research on Resource Investigation and Classification of Bombax Ceiba in Hainan Province[J]. Subtropical Plant Science, 2010 , 39(01) : 53 -56 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2010.01.013

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