Assessment of Seed Diversity of Pata-de-Vaca (Bauhinia forficata Link)
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https://doi.org/10.17921/1415-6938.2025v29n4p823-831Abstract
The Bauhinia genus, popularly known as pata-de-vaca, is home to species of great ornamental and ecological value, with great potential for use in landscaping, urban afforestation, and ecological restoration projects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diversity of Bauhinia forficata seeds based on seeds’ morphological descriptors. The pods were collected in the city of Sud Mennucci - SP, where the Atlantic Forest biome predominates. The evaluation of the collected material was conducted at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). The pods were evaluated for length (PL) and number of seeds per pod (NSP). Subsequently, the seeds were extracted from the pods and divided into five groups. In the seeds, the following descriptors were evaluated: seed thickness (ST), seed diameter (SD), average seed weight (ASW) and total seed weight (TSW) in each group. As a result, it was obtained that with the exception of the descriptor ST, the rest showed that there are statistical differences between the groups (p < 0.05). The variability of the descriptors showed values of 12 to 19.3 cm for PL; from 2 to 5 pods for NSP; from 0.9 to 1.6 cm for SD; 0.43 to 0.54 g for ASW and from 7.39 to 9.23 g for TSW. Correlation analyses were performed and showed significant correlations only between ASW and TSW (r = 0.93). The pata-de-vaca demonstrates a notable phenotypic variability, resulting from the complex interaction of environmental and genotypic factors of the species.
Keywords: Trees. Correlation. Descriptors. Variability.
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