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The Geography of Phytochemical Races

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3.2 North American Conifers 145<br />

Fig. 3.8 Map <strong>of</strong> Cupressus<br />

bakeri sites<br />

margaric (17:0), behenic (22:0), and lignoceric (24:0). <strong>The</strong> unsaturated acid fraction<br />

consisted <strong>of</strong> oleic (18:1), linoleic (18:2), linolenic (18:3), cis-11-octadecenoid (cisvaccenic)<br />

(18:1), cis-11-eicosenoic (20:1), cis-5,11-eicosadienoic (20:2), cis-11,14eicosadienoic<br />

(20:21), cis-5, 11,14-eicosatrienoic (20:3), cis-11,14,17-eicosatrienoic<br />

(20:3), and cis-5,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoic (20:4). Canonical discriminant analysis<br />

revealed statistically signifi cant separations between most population pairs but the<br />

sensitivity <strong>of</strong> the analysis to small changes in fatty acid concentration rendered the<br />

results less meaningful. Although there was some separation <strong>of</strong> the two subspecies<br />

with some <strong>of</strong> the canonical variables, other variables showed no separation at all. <strong>The</strong><br />

authors chose the more conservative approach and concluded that fatty acid composition<br />

provides only marginal support for recognition <strong>of</strong> the infraspecifi c groups.<br />

Foliage from 63 trees representing seven populations <strong>of</strong> Baker cypress was collected<br />

and analyzed for mono- and sesquiterpenes (Rafi i et al., 1992a). <strong>The</strong> array <strong>of</strong><br />

compounds identifi ed from this species is quite impressive; structures were established<br />

for 31 <strong>of</strong> the 54 compounds that were detected in greater than trace quantities.<br />

Stepwise discriminant analysis for the combined mono- and sesquiterpene data<br />

reduced the number <strong>of</strong> variables to a more manageable dozen: β-pinene, 3-carene,<br />

p-cymene, β-phellandrene, camphor, bornyl acetate, and four unknowns. Canonical<br />

discriminant analysis <strong>of</strong> the resulting variables yielded a three-dimensional array<br />

that accounted for 84% <strong>of</strong> the total variation. When the fi rst two variables were<br />

plotted, the northernmost populations, 1 and 2, formed a group separated from all<br />

others. Population 6, the southernmost population, was also well separated from the<br />

others. Populations 4 and 5, constituting the sample from the middle <strong>of</strong> the range,<br />

fell together but were not clearly separated from populations 3 and 7. <strong>The</strong> latter two

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