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Capturing variation in floral shape: a virtual3D based morphospace for Pelargonium.

Sara J van de Kerke^1,2, Tiemen van Engelenhoven¹, Anne L van Es¹

¹Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.

|April 11, 2020

Summary

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Researchers developed a 3D geometric morphometrics method to accurately capture floral shape variation. This virtual 3D approach is crucial for understanding evolutionary patterns in flower morphology.

Keywords:

Bootstrap Floral shape Geometric morphometrics Morphospace Pelargonium Virtual3D

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Area of Science:

Botany
Evolutionary Biology
Geometric Morphometrics

Background:

Floral shape variation is key to evolutionary studies.
Previous research often overlooked three-dimensional (3D) floral shape.
A novel method is needed to quantify complex floral morphology.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate a virtual 3D geometric morphometrics approach for quantifying floral shape.
To demonstrate the method's effectiveness in capturing comprehensive shape variation.
To compare 3D morphospace with traditional 2D methods.

Main Methods:

Reconstruction of virtual 3D floral models from 2D photographic data.
Application of geometric morphometrics using 117 landmarks.
Analysis of 90 diverse *Pelargonium* species (Geraniaceae).

Main Results:

The virtual 3D method accurately represents floral shape, showing congruence with 2D datasets.
Significant floral shape variation was observed both between and within *Pelargonium* species.
Incorporating the third dimension is essential for a complete understanding of floral shape variation.

Conclusions:

Virtual 3D geometric morphometrics provides a robust tool for floral shape analysis.
This method overcomes limitations of 2D approaches, capturing more comprehensive morphological data.
The study highlights the importance of 3D data for evolutionary interpretations of floral diversity.