Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars

Gladiolus × gandavensis is one of the world’s four famous cut flowers. Flower color is an important basis for the classification of Gladiolus × gandavensis. To define the flower color of Gladiolus × gandavensis more scientifically, twenty-three Gladiolus × gandavensis horticultural cultivars were s...

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Main Authors: Chao Liu, Mi Yin, Wei-Ting Lin, Xian-Hua Xiong, Qiu-Xu Tang, Yu-Tong Wang, Hong-Dan Li
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Published: University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House 2025-03-01
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Mi Yin
Wei-Ting Lin
Xian-Hua Xiong
Qiu-Xu Tang
Yu-Tong Wang
Hong-Dan Li
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Mi Yin
Wei-Ting Lin
Xian-Hua Xiong
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Hong-Dan Li
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description Gladiolus × gandavensis is one of the world’s four famous cut flowers. Flower color is an important basis for the classification of Gladiolus × gandavensis. To define the flower color of Gladiolus × gandavensis more scientifically, twenty-three Gladiolus × gandavensis horticultural cultivars were studied for flower color phenotypes to provide a preliminary phenotypic quantitative basis for the determination of the affinity of unknown cultivars in the species and provide a scientific basis for the definition of flower color in the classification process. Based on the results of the RHSCC colorimetric card and colorimeter, the 23 Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars were classified into six flower color categories, i.e. white, pink, purple, greenish-yellow, orange, and red. Clustering analysis further verified the above classification results according to the flower color, indicating that the two have good correspondence. At the same time, the characteristics of the distribution of the parameters of the CIELab color system of Gladiolus × gandavensis were analyzed and preliminarily determined the distribution range of the phenotypic parameters of each color group, and the results filled a gap in the study of the floral phenotype of Gladiolus × gandavensis.
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spelling doaj-art-41318e98750c46e98fa85cd0f5f0dccf2025-08-20T02:10:42ZengUniversity of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing HouseActa Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus1644-06922545-14052025-03-0124110.24326/asphc.2025.5421Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivarsChao Liu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0273-7711Mi Yin1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2941-9096Wei-Ting Lin2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3037-4060Xian-Hua Xiong3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7795-4863Qiu-Xu Tang4https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1100-7339Yu-Tong Wang5https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4017-2026Hong-Dan Li6https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2958-4927College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, China; Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Characteristic Horticultural Biological Resource, Chengdu, 611130, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Biotechnology, Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang, 621000, China Gladiolus × gandavensis is one of the world’s four famous cut flowers. Flower color is an important basis for the classification of Gladiolus × gandavensis. To define the flower color of Gladiolus × gandavensis more scientifically, twenty-three Gladiolus × gandavensis horticultural cultivars were studied for flower color phenotypes to provide a preliminary phenotypic quantitative basis for the determination of the affinity of unknown cultivars in the species and provide a scientific basis for the definition of flower color in the classification process. Based on the results of the RHSCC colorimetric card and colorimeter, the 23 Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars were classified into six flower color categories, i.e. white, pink, purple, greenish-yellow, orange, and red. Clustering analysis further verified the above classification results according to the flower color, indicating that the two have good correspondence. At the same time, the characteristics of the distribution of the parameters of the CIELab color system of Gladiolus × gandavensis were analyzed and preliminarily determined the distribution range of the phenotypic parameters of each color group, and the results filled a gap in the study of the floral phenotype of Gladiolus × gandavensis. https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/asphc/article/view/5421Gladiolus × gandavensisRHSCC method of designating colorsCIELab color systemflower color phenotypecluster analysis
spellingShingle Chao Liu
Mi Yin
Wei-Ting Lin
Xian-Hua Xiong
Qiu-Xu Tang
Yu-Tong Wang
Hong-Dan Li
Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus
Gladiolus × gandavensis
RHSCC method of designating colors
CIELab color system
flower color phenotype
cluster analysis
title Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars
title_full Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars
title_fullStr Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars
title_short Quantitative taxonomy of flower color in Gladiolus × gandavensis cultivars
title_sort quantitative taxonomy of flower color in gladiolus gandavensis cultivars
topic Gladiolus × gandavensis
RHSCC method of designating colors
CIELab color system
flower color phenotype
cluster analysis
url https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/asphc/article/view/5421
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