Morphological Variations between Korean and Southwestern Japanese Lilium leichtlinii Hook. f.
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Department of Horticulture, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Gangwon, Korea
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Department of Controlled Agriculture, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Gangwon, Korea
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Oriental Bio-Herb Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Gangwon, Korea
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Plants 2022, 11(15), 2016; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11152016
Submission received: 26 June 2022
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Revised: 28 July 2022
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Accepted: 30 July 2022
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Published: 2 August 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Floral Biology 2.0)
Abstract
:This study aimed to examine detailed morphological variations within Lilium leichtlinii Hook. f. For investigation, two groups, Korean L. leichtlinii (KR group) and southwestern Japanese broad-leaved L. leichtlinii (JSW group), were compared. In total, 52 morphological characteristics (45 quantitative and 7 qualitative traits) were examined in 59 lily accessions (30 KR and 29 JSW). Forty quantitative traits showed significant heterogeneity (p < 0.05) between JSW and KR accessions, and all seven color-related qualitative traits also exhibited differences. Student’s t-tests and principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that major quantitative morphological differences between the two groups included plant height, internode length, upper leaf size, and number of new bulbs. Cluster analysis of 36 morphological traits showed that the KR and JSW accessions belonged to two distinct groups. All together, these results indicate that KR and JSW groups are distal within L. leichtlinii, suggesting that the two groups could be considered different varieties.
1. Introduction
The name Lilium leichtlinii Hook. f. was initially given to Maximowicz’s citron-yellow lily by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 [1]. On exactly the same day, Maximowicz’s orange lily was named as L. pseudotigrinum Carrier by Elie-Abel Carrière [2] because its morphology resembles that of L. tigrinum, also known as L. lancifolium. Additionally, this beautiful lily species has various other names [3,4,5,6,7,8,9], including L. maximowiczii Regel, L. maximowiczii var. tigrinum Regel, and L. maximowiczii var. regelii Elwes, which were given mostly on the basis of a few specimens without sufficient investigation of the variations [10]. In the modern era, however, the names, L. leichtlinii Hook. f. or L. leichtlinii var. maximowiczii (Regel) Baker are commonly used for all Maximowicz’s lilies.
Lilium leichtlinii is distributed widely in Northeast Asia, from the Ryukyu islands (26° N 128° E) to the Russian Far East (51° N 143° E), at altitudes of 5–2000 m. This wide distribution has precluded in-depth surveys, which would take tremendous effort and time but provide crucial information about infraspecific taxa of L. leichtlinii. One of infraspecific variation was reported in the ploidy of Korean L. leichtlinii. In Korea, there are two different ploidy L. leichtlinii, diploid and triploid plants, and the latter was reported bigger than the diploid plants in most morphological characteristics [11]. However, in Japan only diploid L. leichtlinii has been found and is called ‘Ko-oniyuri’, meaning ‘small tiger lily’ [12], because it is smaller than L. lancifolium Thunb. In Korea, L. leichtlinii is about 1.5 m in height and taller than L. lancifolium Thunb. in natural habitats [11,13,14]. This difference in plant height between Korean and southwestern Japanese L. leichtlinii could be a continuous variation or due to different environmental conditions since Korean L. leichtlinii is distributed in a cool temperate zone [15], while southwestern Japanese L. leichtlinii is distributed in a warm temperate region [16]. However, what caused such differences in plant height has not been investigated thoroughly. Shimizu [17] classified Japanese L. leichtlinii into two forms based on the leaf width: a narrow-leaf type (leaf width 0.4–0.5 mm) in the alpine regions in central Honshu and a wide-leaf type (leaf width 1–1.5 cm) in the southwestern coastal region. He recognized the latter as L. maximowiczii var. regelii Elwes. However, further in-depth morphological characteristics of the wide-leaf type of L. maximowiczii var. regelii Elwes were not investigated, leaving huge room to delve into.
We have long explored lilies in both Korea and southwestern Japan [11,18,19,20,21] and observed that southwestern Japanese L. leichtlinii is morphologically very different from Korean L. leichtlinii. Therefore, it was of interest to investigate whether the morphological differences observed in the survey are substantial enough to provide any evidence for potential variations within infraspecific taxa of L. leichtlinii. In this regard, this study was carried out to examine the morphological variations between two diploid L. leichtlinii groups, southwestern Japanese and Korean L. leichtlinii. We examined 45 quantitative morphological characteristics, 40 of which showed significant differences between the two groups. These findings are not only the first in-depth investigation of morphological variations between infraspecific taxa of L. leichtlinii but also indicate that two groups could be considered as two different varieties.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
Korean L. leichtlinii accessions used in this study were collected by the authors [11] and maintained in the germplasm field at Kangwon National University (KNU), Chuncheon, Korea. Japanese L. leichtlinii seeds were collected from seven regions of the southwestern coast of Japan, from Hirado in the south to Niigata in the northwest, in 2005 (Table 1; Figure 1). Adult plants grown from the seeds were maintained at the same KNU germplasm field with Korean L. leichtlinii. Korean and southwestern Japanese L. leichtlinii accessions were designated as KR and JSW, respectively.
To obtain morphological data from JSW plants in their natural habitats, we examined nine accessions, two from Hirado, five from Tottori, and two from Ishiji, Japan, during the flowering period. In addition, 20 more JSW accessions were investigated for 52 morphological characteristics (45 quantitative and 7 qualitative) at the KNU germplasm field. Thirty diploid KR accessions were collected from five districts (Hwacheon, Cheolwon, Gangneung, Wonju, and Pyungchang) in Kangwon province, Korea, and used for the analysis (Table 1). Ploidy level of JSW accessions was verified by a flow cytometer as described previously [11]. Triploid KR L. leichtlinii were not included in this study, because they are more robust and taller than diploids and because they are not found in Japan.
2.2. Morphological Analysis
Morphological investigation was based on the lily trait survey table reported by Asano [22]. Specific characteristics of the spots, nectar furrow, underground parts, and upper and middle leaves were also included in the survey (Table 2). The plant height was measured to the last bud during the flowering period, and the peduncle length was measured from the last leaf to the first pedicel. The length and thickness of the pedicel was measured for only the first flower. The number of leaves was calculated by including the number of nodes without leaves at the lower parts of plants. The bract was measured from the bract of the pedicel of the first flower. The number of spots, the length of the longest spot, and the length of the nectar furrow were measured on the inner tepal. The five leaves from the top were denoted as the first to fifth leaves, in order. The color of plant parts or organs was measured based on the Royal Horticultural Society color chart [23]. For assessment of characteristics of fruits and underground parts (numbers 37–45 in Table 2), 20 KR and 20 JSW plants were randomly selected.
2.3. Statistical Analysis
All applied analyses were performed using tools embedded in a standalone Jamovi statistical software (version 2.2.5.0) obtained from the Jamovi website (https://www.jamovi.org). Student’s t-test was performed and significance was indicated by the p value (Table 2). Sample normality and homogeneity were examined for traits 1–36 in Table 2 using the Levene’s homogeneity variance and Shapiro–Wilk normality test tools, which resulted in most samples being of equal variances and distributed normally, with some exceptions. Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were carried out for the traits 1–36 in Table 2. Briefly, 9 traits, traits 37–45 in Table 2, were excluded from the analyses because their sample sizes were smaller than those of other traits. PCA was performed with the varimax rotation method. Cluster analysis was carried out using the similarity of Euclidean distance tool. Linear discriminant analysis was performed using a snowcluster tool.
Figure 1.
Distribution maps and collection sites of L. leichtlinii accessions in Korea and Japan (numbers 1–16 refer to numbers in Table 1). Distribution maps of L. leichtlinii are drawn based on the present study, reports by Mori [24] and Shimizu [12], and information on specimen distribution from KBIS [25].
Figure 1.
Distribution maps and collection sites of L. leichtlinii accessions in Korea and Japan (numbers 1–16 refer to numbers in Table 1). Distribution maps of L. leichtlinii are drawn based on the present study, reports by Mori [24] and Shimizu [12], and information on specimen distribution from KBIS [25].
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Korean and Japanese L. leichtlinii Habitats
In Korea, KR is distributed in the inland of three provinces: Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Chungcheongbukdo [11], located in a cool temperate zone [26]. In these regions, winter temperature drops below –20 °C and even in summer it is lower by 2–7 °C than the mean summer temperature of South Korea. On the other hand, JSW accessions are distributed widely in Japanese southwest coastal regions, a warm climate temperate zone [16], where the lowest average temperature is 5 °C (https://ja.weatherspark.com/y/142694/Hirado-137).
Most KR plants inhabited sedimentary or sandy soil near rivers or small streams, although some inhabited alpine areas near mountain ridges or treeless open areas covered with grass. Most JSW plants were found in coastal sand dunes or low hills with well-draining sandy or humus soils.
3.2. Morphological Characteristics
We examined 45 quantitative morphological traits for JSW and KR accessions (Table 2) and found significant differences in 40 of them between the two groups (Table 2). Figure 2a and 2b show photographs of KR L. leichtlinii in two different habitats taken at different times: the former in Wonju, Gangwon, Korea, in 2021 and the latter in Sepo, Gangwon, North Korea, by Willson [27]. The plants in the two images have very similar morphology and plant heights exceeding 150 cm (Figure 2a). By contrast, plant heights of JSW L. leichtlinii in coastal habitats in Niigata (Figure 2c) and Hirado (Figure 2d) were less than 60 cm.
Further detailed morphological traits of KR and JSW were examined and compared in the germplasm field (Figure 3). KR was significantly taller than JSW (Figure 3a). Flower and floral organs showed different colors (Figure 3b,d–f; Table 3). Fruit size of JSW was significantly smaller than that of KR (Figure 3g). All JSW plants had green stems, but KR plants had brown to dark brown stems (Figure 3c). Additionally, JSW plants had large numbers of differentiated and clustered leaves on the upper parts of their short stems (Figure 2c,d; Figure 3a). Pubescence appeared on the stem after sprouting in early spring, but most of the hairs disappeared during the flowering period. In some plants, however, numerous hairs remained on the upper stem during the flowering period (Figure 3c). About 50% of JSW accessions were hairy, whereas only a few hairy accessions were found in the KR group (Figure 3b). Stolons of KR plants were significantly longer than those of JSW plants because they extended for much longer distances before sprouting (Table 2; Figure 3h). JSW plants had only one maternal bulb, whereas KR plants developed three new bulbils on average, which were smaller than the mother bulb (Table 2; Figure 3h).
3.3. PCA
In a PCA analysis using 36 traits, the first three principal components explained 60.0% of the total variation (Supplementary Table S1). The traits with high loading values (marked in bold in Table S1) in the first principal component, PC1, were related to the first five leaves from the top. High loading values (marked in bold in Table S1) observed in PC2 were related to floral organs, including the length of the outer tepal (LOT), length of the inner tepal (LIT), diameter of the stigma (DOSt), and length of the filament (LOF). Representative traits from PC3 were related to plant size, including plant height (PLH), length to first flower (LT1F), length to last leaf (LTLL), and the length of the internode (LIN).
As expected from the significant differences observed in 40 quantitative morphological traits between the two groups (Table 2), the PCA individual plot chart also showed JSW and KR accessions as two distinct groups (Figure 4a). Among 36 traits, 32 traits were positively correlated and 4 traits (NOP, NL, NOBI, and LOA) were negatively correlated with PC1 (Figure 4b), whereas 17 traits were positively correlated and 19 traits were negatively correlated with PC2 (Figure 4b). Traits LOT, LIT, LOF, and DOSt, with high loading values in PC1, showed close relationships. Traits 3LL, 2LL, 4LL, 1LL, and 5LL, with high loading values in PC2, also showed close relationships and were positively correlated to PC1 and PC2 (Figure 4b). Among the four traits negatively correlated with PC1, three traits (NL, NOBI, and LOA) were positively correlated with PC2. Based on the PCA plots, NOBl and LOA are likely major factors that affect JSW morphology, whereas PLH, LOBl, and LOO are major factors influencing KR morphology (Figure 4a,b).
Linear discriminant analysis produced results that were consistent with the PCA (Figure 4c). These results indicate that various traits could be used to distinguish between the JSW and KR groups.
3.4. Cluster Analysis
Cluster analysis of 59 L. leichtlinii accessions generated two distinct clusters, designated cluster A and B. All KR accessions were grouped into cluster A, whereas all JSW accessions formed cluster B (Figure 5). This result implies that JSW and KR, to some extent, are different groups within L. leichtlinii and provides evidence to support the separation of JSW and KR into different varieties.
4. Discussion
4.1. Morphological Characteristics in the Germplasm Field and in Natural Habitats
Most characteristics of the JSW accessions were similar in the germplasm field and in native habitats, but changes in plant growth and lengths of the internode and the stolon were observed. JSW plants showed elongated lower internodes in native grassy habitats but not in the germplasm field, likely due to the absence of grasses. JSW plants in natural habitats were taller and had slightly longer stolons compared to plants in the germplasm field. The upper leaves of JSW plants were extremely short in their native habitats (Figure 2c) but not in the germplasm field. Both JSW and KR plants grew better in natural habitats than in the germplasm field. Other quantitative traits did not differ significantly between plants growing in natural habitats and those grown in the germplasm field.
The short height of JSW plants in natural habitats might be an adaptation resulting from long-term exposure to strong sea wind [28]. To some degree, however, the height of JSW also is influenced by soil and surrounding conditions. Many JSW plants were less than 40 cm in height in rocky crevices along the seaside, but plants in fertile soil with partial shade grew up to 1.0 m. KR plants formed a widespread ramet in their natural habitat. KR plants with 1 or 2 flowers grew up to 1.0 m in height, but individuals with about 10 flowers reached more than 2.0 m in height, even within the same ramet. In general, lily plant height is proportional to the number of flowers, but only a few JSW individuals in natural habitats grew more than 1.0 m tall, even when they had a large number of flowers. In the germplasm field in inland Korea, only a few JSW accessions grew up to 1.0 m in height, with JSW plants exhibiting a mean height of 64 cm, similar to the heights of JSW plants in their natural habitats, supporting the idea that shorter height in JSW plants is an adaptation to harsh environments.
4.2. Morphological Differences between KR and JSW
Elwes [6] reported that there are different varieties within L. leichtlinii based on a few specimens. However, no in-depth morphological variations of L. leichtlinii have been described. In this study, we examined the morphological characteristics of two L. leichtlinii groups, KR and JSW, to examine whether there are variations within L. leichtlinii.
The height of JSW plants was significantly shorter than KR plants, which was one of key differences between two groups. The dwarf stature of JSW plants is noted in previous reports [17]. Shimizu [17] reported that JSW plants with wide leaves were L. maximowiczii var. regelii Elwes, known as a dwarf variety [6]. In addition, an illustration in Shohonzusetsu showed JSW plants characterized by small stature and very short internodes [29]. A more severe dwarf type of JSW plant was recently introduced as ‘Dangogooniyuri’, meaning ‘very small lily’ in Japanese [28].
We surveyed JSW distribution in Japan and found that JSW distributed only in the west coast region but not inland, including alpine regions in Tottori and Niigata prefectures. In alpine regions, including the wetlands of the Nagano ‘Hakuba’ (1400 m) and Tottori ‘Daisan’ (1500 m) areas, only the narrow-leaved L. leichtlinii was found. Additionally, the JSW-type L. leichtlinii was not found in Korea, including the Korean coastal region [11,19]. Based on these observations, JSW and the narrow-leaved L. leichtlinii likely do not represent continuous variation in the same group, as Shimizu [17] suggested. Intriguingly, however, KR and Japanese alpine L. leichtlinii show similarities in some traits, including plant height, internode length, and stem color. Some alpine L. leichtlinii plants were almost identical to KR plants in the preliminary survey, suggesting that they could represent continuous variation in the same group.
Closely related species can share ecological similarity [30], but JSW does not share ecological features with Japanese alpine L. leichtlinii, although the distance of their habitats is very proximal around 10–30 km. Our cluster analysis revealed that JSW is a distinct group from KR (Figure 5). Differences between KR and JSW were observed not only in quantitative traits, including those of fruit and underground parts (traits 37–45 in Table 2), but also in qualitative traits (Table 3). Taken together, these findings support the idea that JSW and KR could be considered as different varieties.
5. Conclusions
In this study, we examined morphological variations between two groups of L. leichtlinii, JSW and KR, and found that they were significantly different. The variations were obvious enough that the two groups could be distinguished by morphological traits, even without histological or genomic analysis. Among quantitative morphological variations, four traits were the most reliable for distinguishing between the two groups: (1) plant height, (2) internode length, (3) leaf density, and (4) size of leaves at the upper part of the plant. These findings are crucial evidence in determining that KR and JSW L. leichtlinii are different varieties. To obtain more detailed information about the infraspecific taxa of L. leichtlinii, studies would need to include populations from China and the Russian Far East.
Supplementary Materials
The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/plants11152016/s1, Table S1: Matrix of coefficient vectors and variance proportion from the first three principal component axes based on 36 morphological traits of 59 L. leichtlinii accessions (30 KR and 29 JSW).
Author Contributions
J.-Y.K. and J.-H.K. conducted experiments. J.-K.N. and J.-H.K. designed experiments, analyzed data, and wrote the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This study was supported in part by the Germplasm Reservation Center Program, Project No. PJ0165792022, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
Institutional Review Board Statement
Not applicable.
Informed Consent Statement
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Data Availability Statement
Not applicable.
Acknowledgments
We thank A. Wakana of Kyushu University, Japan, for collecting lily seeds.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Figure 2.
L. leichtlinii morphology in native habitats in Korea and Japan. (a). Wonju, Kangwon-do, Korea. (b). North Korea [27]. (c). Ishiji, Niigata, Japan. (d). Ikistuki, Hirado, Japan. Bars indicate 20 cm.
Figure 2.
L. leichtlinii morphology in native habitats in Korea and Japan. (a). Wonju, Kangwon-do, Korea. (b). North Korea [27]. (c). Ishiji, Niigata, Japan. (d). Ikistuki, Hirado, Japan. Bars indicate 20 cm.
Figure 3.
Comparison of KR and JSW L. leichtlinii. (a). Plant height of representative KR and JSW L. leichtlinii in germplasm field. (b). Bud morphology. (c). Stem color and hairs on the shoots and flower bud. (d). Anther color of JSW (a) and KR (b) plants. (e). Stigma color of JSW (#1) and KR plants (#2-4). (f). Flower morphology. (g). Fruit size. (h). Size of fully developed stolons. Scale bar of (b,c,f) = 2 cm; (d,e,g) = 1 cm.
Figure 3.
Comparison of KR and JSW L. leichtlinii. (a). Plant height of representative KR and JSW L. leichtlinii in germplasm field. (b). Bud morphology. (c). Stem color and hairs on the shoots and flower bud. (d). Anther color of JSW (a) and KR (b) plants. (e). Stigma color of JSW (#1) and KR plants (#2-4). (f). Flower morphology. (g). Fruit size. (h). Size of fully developed stolons. Scale bar of (b,c,f) = 2 cm; (d,e,g) = 1 cm.
Figure 4.
PCA plots and linear discriminant analysis. (a). PCA individual plot based on traits 1–36 traits in Table S1. (b). PCA variable plot. (c). Linear discriminant analysis showed distinct separation between JSW and KR L. leichtlinii.
Figure 4.
PCA plots and linear discriminant analysis. (a). PCA individual plot based on traits 1–36 traits in Table S1. (b). PCA variable plot. (c). Linear discriminant analysis showed distinct separation between JSW and KR L. leichtlinii.
Figure 5.
Hierarchical cluster analysis based on 36 morphological characteristics of two L. leichtlinii groups: KR and JSW. KR and JSW accessions showed distinct separation from each other, as KR L. leichtlinii accessions grouped into cluster A and JSW accessions into cluster B.
Figure 5.
Hierarchical cluster analysis based on 36 morphological characteristics of two L. leichtlinii groups: KR and JSW. KR and JSW accessions showed distinct separation from each other, as KR L. leichtlinii accessions grouped into cluster A and JSW accessions into cluster B.
Table 1.
Accessions and localities of Korean (KR) and southwestern Japanese (JSW) Lilium leichtlinii populations used in this study. All accessions used in this study were diploid.
Table 1.
Accessions and localities of Korean (KR) and southwestern Japanese (JSW) Lilium leichtlinii populations used in this study. All accessions used in this study were diploid.
| No. | Group | Accession | Origin (GPS) | Altitude | Habitat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name * | Number ** | |||||
| 1 | KR | Kimhwa (3) | IT283155 | Mahyunri, Keunnamyeon, Cheolwongun, Gangwon, Korea (N38°16′22″, E127°31′43″) | 278 | Riverside |
| 2 | KR | Kimhwa (2) | IT283154 | Mahyunri, Keunnammyeon, Cheolwongun, Gangwon, Korea (N38°15′18″, E127°34′51″) | 260 | Riverside |
| 3 | KR | Mahyun (1) | IT 283150 | Mahyeonri, Sangseomyeon, Hwacheongun, Gangwon, Korea (N38°14′13″, E127°36′06″) | 384 | Streamside |
| 4 | KR | Hwacheon (2) | IT 283149 | Mahyeon-ri, Sangseomyeon, Hwacheongun, Gangwon, Korea (N38°14′12″, E127°36′04″) | 388 | Riverside |
| 5 | KR | Amban (1) | IT 283132 | Daegi-ri, Wangsanmyeon, Gangneung, Gangwon, Korea (N37°43′33″, E128°07′44″) | 733 | Mountain slope |
| 6 | KR | Hoengge (6) | IT283128 | Hoenggyeri, Doammyeon, Pyeongchanggun, Gangwon, Korea (N37°36′53″, E128°43′33″) | 776 | Mountain slope |
| 7 | KR | Hwangdun (2) | GWL18055 | Songgye-ri, Sillimmyeon, Wonj, Gangwon, Korea (N37°14′52″, E128°09′25″) | 325 | Streamside |
| 8 | KR | Jucheon (6) | IT 283158 | Songgye-ri, Sillimmyeon, Wonj, Gangwon, Korea (N37°16′59″, E128°12′06″) | 320 | Streamside |
| 9 | KR | Sanyang (7) | GWL18056 | Sanyang-Ri, Sangseo-myeon, Hwacheongun, Gangwon, Korea (N38°14′25″, E127°37′34″) | 355 | Streamside |
| 10 | JSW | Hirado (2) | GWL99089 | Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan (N33°21′34″, E129°34′06″) | 10 | Seaside |
| 11 | JSW | Ikitsuki (1) | GWL99087 | Ikitsuki, Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan (N33°22′05″, E129°26′03″) | 10 | Seaside |
| 12 | JSW | Tottori (9) | GWL00101 | Tottori, Tottori, Japan (N35°31′31″, E134°06′35″) | 15 | Seaside |
| 13 | JSW | Matsue (4) | GWL00102 | Matsue, Tottori, Japan (N35°34′17″, E133°13′14″) | 15 | Seaside |
| 14 | JSW | Nagasaki (2) | GWL00103 | Nagatabira, Saga, Japan (N33°21′26″, E129°36′38″) | 7 | Seaside |
| 15 | JSW | Aoya (9) | GWL01104 | Aoya, Tottori, Japan (N35°31′54″, E134°00′16″) | 25 | Sea cliff |
| 16 | JSW | Ishiji (2) | GWL01105 | Niigata, Niigata, Japan (N37°31′04″, E138°39′19″) | 8 | Sea cliff |
* Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of individuals used in this study. ** IT serial numbers are the accession numbers for registration in RDA Genebank Korea. GWL indicates Gangwon lily germplasm in Kangwon National University, Gangwon province, Korea.
Table 2.
Summary of morphological characteristics of JSW and KR groups of L. leichtlinii.
| No. | Characteristic (abb.) * | JSW (29) | KR (30) | Student’s t-Test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | Min | Mean ± SD | Max | Min | Mean ± SD | Max | p Value *** | ||
| 1 | Plant height (PLH) | cm | 29 | 64.3 ± 16.6 | 105 | 102 | 131.5 ± 25.2 | 191 | <0.001 |
| 2 | Length to first flower (LT1F) | cm | 33 | 56.9 ± 18.1 | 100 | 88 | 110.2 ± 19.6 | 156 | <0.001 |
| 3 | Length to last leaf (LTLL) | cm | 27.5 | 49.9 ± 17.7 | 94 | 76 | 100.2 ± 19.6 | 146 | <0.001 |
| 4 | Length of inflorescence (LIFr) | cm | 5 | 16.1 ± 6.5 | 30 | 14 | 21.1 ± 9.7 | 41 | <0.670 |
| 5 | Length of peduncle (LPED) | cm | 4 | 6.9 ± 2.1 | 13 | 5 | 10.1 ± 2.5 | 15 | <0.001 |
| 6 | No. of leaves (NL) | cm | 44 | 69.9 ± 22.4 | 130 | 37 | 56.1 ± 17.3 | 105 | <0.007 |
| 7 | Length of internode (LIN) | cm | 0.45 | 0.87 ± 0.3 | 1.78 | 1.33 | 1.84 ± 0.4 | 2.51 | <0.001 |
| 8 | First leaf length (1LL) | cm | 2.5 | 4.3 ± 1.3 | 8 | 2.5 | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 9.5 | <0.001 |
| 9 | First leaf width (1LW) | cm | 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 2 | <0.005 |
| 10 | Second leaf length (2LL) | cm | 2.5 | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 9 | 3 | 6.9 ± 1.9 | 12 | <0.001 |
| 11 | Second leaf width (2LW) | cm | 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 2.2 | <0.001 |
| 12 | Third leaf length (3LL) | cm | 2.8 | 5.31 ± 1.51 | 10 | 3 | 7.77 ± 2.02 | 11.5 | <0.001 |
| 13 | Third leaf width (3LW) | cm | 0.7 | 1.22 ± 0.21 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.51 ± 0.25 | 2.2 | <0.001 |
| 14 | Fourth leaf length (4LL) | cm | 3 | 5.77 ± 1.54 | 10 | 1.5 | 7.94 ± 2.17 | 13 | <0.001 |
| 15 | Fourth leaf width (4LW) | cm | 0.7 | 1.17 ± 0.21 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.5 ± 0.24 | 2.2 | <0.001 |
| 16 | Fifth leaf length (5LL) | cm | 3.2 | 6.26 ± 1.53 | 10 | 1.6 | 8.34 ± 2.22 | 12 | <0.001 |
| 17 | Fifth leaf width (5LW) | cm | 0.7 | 1.12 ± 0.21 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.47 ± 0.21 | 1.9 | <0.001 |
| 18 | Middle leaf length (MLL) | cm | 6.7 | 9.69 ± 1.45 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 12.3 ± 1.18 | 14.9 | <0.001 |
| 19 | Middle leaf width (MLW) | cm | 0.6 | 0.88 ± 0.17 | 1.24 | 0.6 | 1.18 ± 0.22 | 1.68 | <0.001 |
| 20 | Length of pedicel (LOP) | cm | 3 | 7.01 ± 2.16 | 12 | 6.2 | 8.7 ± 2.01 | 14 | <0.003 |
| 21 | Diameter of pedicel (DOP) | cm | 0.24 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.25 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.4 | <0.926 |
| 22 | Length of bract (LOB) | cm | 2 | 3.33 ± 0.70 | 5 | 2 | 4.39 ± 1.02 | 8 | <0.001 |
| 23 | Width of bract (WOB) | cm | 0.8 | 1.51 ± 0.39 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.50 ± 0.36 | 2.5 | <0.920 |
| 24 | Length of outer tepal (LOT) | cm | 5.4 | 7.9 ± 2.16 | 10 | 7 | 9.2 ± 1.29 | 13 | <0.001 |
| 25 | Width of outer tepal (WOT) | cm | 1.3 | 1.86 ± 0.20 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 ± 0.27 | 2.4 | <0.536 |
| 26 | Length of inner tepal (LIT) | cm | 5.5 | 8.06 ± 0.93 | 10 | 6.9 | 9.36 ± 1.34 | 13.6 | <0.001 |
| 27 | Width of inner tepal (WIT) | cm | 1.9 | 2.49 ± 0.36 | 3 | 2 | 2.81 ± 0.36 | 3.9 | <0.002 |
| 28 | No. of blotches (NOBl) | 52 | 136.31 ± 25.2 | 200 | 62 | 93.5 ± 16.05 | 140 | <0.001 | |
| 29 | Length of blotch (LOBl) | mm | 1 | 1.59 ± 0.71 | 4 | 1.2 | 3.04 ± 1.02 | 4.5 | <0.001 |
| 30 | Length of nectar furrow (LON) | cm | 1.5 | 2.04 ± 0.31 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.43 ± 0.29 | 3 | <0.001 |
| 31 | Length of pistil (LOPI) | cm | 5 | 5.87 ± 0.58 | 7 | 5.5 | 6.52 ± 0.58 | 7.8 | <0.001 |
| 32 | Length of ovary (LOO) | cm | 1.4 | 1.79 ± 0.26 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.23 ± 0.36 | 2.7 | <0.001 |
| 33 | Diameter of stigma (DOSt) | cm | 0.25 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.4 | 0.25 | 0.38 ± 0.08 | 0.5 | <0.001 |
| 34 | Length of filament (LOF) | cm | 3.5 | 5.21 ± 0.84 | 7 | 4 | 5.7 ± 0.71 | 6.9 | <0.017 |
| 35 | Length of anther (LOA) | cm | 1.5 | 2.21 ± 0.39 | 3 | 1.3 | 1.9 ± 0.49 | 3 | <0.027 |
| 36 | No. of papillae (NOP) | 0 | 0.34 ± 1.07 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 ± 1.37 | 6 | <0.487 | |
| 37 ** | Fruit length | cm | 3.7 | 4.26 ± 0.38 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.22 ± 0.63 | 6.2 | <0.001 |
| 38 ** | Fruit diameter | cm | 1.6 | 1.74 ± 0.11 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.32 ± 0.21 | 2.7 | <0.001 |
| 39 ** | No. of seeds per capsule | 186 | 210 ± 24.7 | 250 | 184 | 258 ± 50.6 | 281 | <0.001 | |
| 40 ** | Mean seed length | mm | 5.8 | 6.46 ± 0.37 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 7.63 ± 0.47 | 7.9 | <0.001 |
| 41 ** | Stolon length | cm | 4 | 5.14 ± 0.89 | 7.5 | 25 | 27.7 ± 2.88 | 33 | <0.001 |
| 42 ** | No. of stolon nodes | 2 | 2.6 ± 0.89 | 4 | 7 | 9.17 ± 1.33 | 11 | <0.001 | |
| 43 ** | No. of bulblets | 1 | 1 ± 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.17 ± 1.33 | 6 | <0.001 | |
| 44 ** | Bulb width | cm | 2.5 | 3.34 ± 0.74 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.48 ± 0.37 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
| 45 ** | Bulb height | cm | 2 | 2.26 ± 0.25 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.53 ± 0.31 | 3.1 | <0.001 |
* Traits 8–17 are characteristics of the first through fifth leaves starting from the uppermost leaf at the stem (N = 59). ** Traits 37–45 were not included in PCA and cluster analysis because small numbers of samples were examined. *** Levene’s test was performed and p-value less than 0.05 suggests a violation of the assumption of equal variances.
Table 3.
Comparison of qualitative traits between JSW and KR L. leichtlinii (N = 59).
| Trait | JSW | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Anther color | Greyed red 182B | Greyed purple 187A |
| Bud color | Orange 28B | Red 46A |
| Blotch color | Greyed red 178A | Greyed purple 187A |
| Pollen color | Greyed red 34A | Greyed purple 187B |
| Tepal color | Orange 28B, C | Orange red 32D to Orange 28C |
| Stigma color | Orange 28D | Orange 27A to Greyed purple 185A |
| Stem color | Yellow–green 145B | Yellow–green 145B to Greyed purple 183A |
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