Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo
Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae), also called Vène or West African rosewood, is a multipurpose endemic forest species of Sahelo-Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean savannas and forests of West Africa. In Togo, the species is overexploited, which dangerously hinders its survival. The need and emergency...
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| description | Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae), also called Vène or West African rosewood, is a multipurpose endemic forest species of Sahelo-Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean savannas and forests of West Africa. In Togo, the species is overexploited, which dangerously hinders its survival. The need and emergency of restoring declining stands, using seeds, or propagating material suggests an assessment of its morphological variability. The purpose of this study is to identify the discriminating morphological descriptors, allowing us to describe and also to characterize the species. Five provenances distributed over the whole geographical distribution area in Togo were evaluated for leaf (7 descriptors), fruit (4 descriptors), and seed (4 descriptors) traits. The coefficient of variation (CV) and the principal component analysis (PCA) are used to assess the variability among tree populations. Results show that the discriminating morphological descriptors for P. erinaceus in Togo are the width of the leaf and the terminal leaflet, the length and the width of the fruit, and length and the weight of the seed. These six main relevant variables allow us to discriminate three morphological groups of P. erinaceus population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1ddb600d2acf499b9e69a5045aab8f1d2025-08-20T03:54:56ZengWileyInternational Journal of Forestry Research1687-93681687-93762020-01-01202010.1155/2020/48781694878169Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in TogoBenziwa N. Johnson0Marie Luce A. Quashie1Kossi Adjonou2Kossi N. Segla3Adzo D. Kokutse4Kouami Kokou5Laboratory of Forestry Research (LFR), University of Lomé, Lome 01BP 1515, TogoLaboratory of Forestry Research (LFR), University of Lomé, Lome 01BP 1515, TogoLaboratory of Forestry Research (LFR), University of Lomé, Lome 01BP 1515, TogoLaboratory of Forestry Research (LFR), University of Lomé, Lome 01BP 1515, TogoLaboratory of Forestry Research (LFR), University of Lomé, Lome 01BP 1515, TogoLaboratory of Forestry Research (LFR), University of Lomé, Lome 01BP 1515, TogoPterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae), also called Vène or West African rosewood, is a multipurpose endemic forest species of Sahelo-Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean savannas and forests of West Africa. In Togo, the species is overexploited, which dangerously hinders its survival. The need and emergency of restoring declining stands, using seeds, or propagating material suggests an assessment of its morphological variability. The purpose of this study is to identify the discriminating morphological descriptors, allowing us to describe and also to characterize the species. Five provenances distributed over the whole geographical distribution area in Togo were evaluated for leaf (7 descriptors), fruit (4 descriptors), and seed (4 descriptors) traits. The coefficient of variation (CV) and the principal component analysis (PCA) are used to assess the variability among tree populations. Results show that the discriminating morphological descriptors for P. erinaceus in Togo are the width of the leaf and the terminal leaflet, the length and the width of the fruit, and length and the weight of the seed. These six main relevant variables allow us to discriminate three morphological groups of P. erinaceus population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4878169 |
| spellingShingle | Benziwa N. Johnson Marie Luce A. Quashie Kossi Adjonou Kossi N. Segla Adzo D. Kokutse Kouami Kokou Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo International Journal of Forestry Research |
| title | Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo |
| title_full | Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo |
| title_fullStr | Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo |
| title_short | Morphological Variability of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Togo |
| title_sort | morphological variability of pterocarpus erinaceus poir in togo |
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