Table 3 PCA variable loadings of a two-dimensions, eigenvalues, contributions and scores of the components for (42) morphological characters of the studied taxa of Boraginaceae
No. | Character | Axis 1 | Axis 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Habit | 0.22 | −0.04 |
2. | Texture | −0.09 | 0.08 |
3. | Strength | −0.14 | 0.13 |
4. | Stem branching | −0.08 | −0.04 |
5. | Basal leaves | 0.02 | −0.15 |
6. | Upper leaves petioles | −0.29 | 0.05 |
7. | Lamina composition | −0.05 | −0.04 |
8. | Lamina shape | 0.19 | 0.01 |
9. | Lamina surface | −0.08 | 0.17 |
10. | Base of lamina | −0.05 | −0.04 |
11. | Leaf veins | −0.16 | −0.15 |
12. | Leaf margin | 0.1 | −0.03 |
13. | Leaf apex | −0.02 | 0.09 |
14. | Hairs on leaves | −0.07 | 0.08 |
15. | Bracteoles | −0.29 | −0.04 |
16. | Inflorescence type | 0.29 | 0.13 |
17. | Inflorescence | 0.1 | 0.04 |
18. | Number of flowers | 0.13 | 0.08 |
19. | Flower | 0.14 | 0.1 |
20. | Sepal fusion | −0.06 | 0.02 |
21. | Apex of calyx lobes | −0.02 | 0.02 |
22. | Hairs on sepals | −0.01 | −0.03 |
23. | Petal color | 0.23 | −0.06 |
24. | Petal texture | 0.19 | 0.29 |
25. | Petal apex | −0.04 | 0.11 |
26. | Petal fusion | 0.13 | 0.26 |
27. | Petal lobes | −0.11 | 0.2 |
28. | Corolla throat | 0.15 | 0.2 |
29. | No. of stamens | −0.05 | 0.03 |
30. | Anthers level | 0.07 | −0.36 |
31. | Filaments texture | 0.11 | −0.24 |
32. | Appendix on anther | 0.04 | −0.18 |
33. | Anthers shape | −0.13 | 0.17 |
34. | Style texture | 0.12 | 0.24 |
35. | Style origin | −0.28 | 0.14 |
36. | Style position | −0.07 | 0.36 |
37. | Style shape | 0.11 | −0.28 |
38. | Stigma shape | −0.32 | 0.03 |
39. | Stigma length | 0.24 | 0.01 |
40. | Ovary texture | 0.23 | 0.05 |
41. | Nectar disk | 0.13 | 0.23 |
42. | Gynophore | −0.01 | −0.02 |
Eigenvalue | 11.28 | 06.62 | |
Contribution % | 24.79 | 25.15 | |
Cumulative contribution | 67.94 | 93.09 | |