title: [Comparison of botanical characteristics of cultivated Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. 'Hangju' of different origins].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare botanical characteristics of cultivated Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. 'Hangju' of different origins in order to provide the basis for introduction and cultivation of Ch. morifolium cv. 'Hangju'.
  
  
  METHODS
  The characteristics of plants, leaves and capitulum of Ch. morifolium cv. 'Hangju' were measured, and the obtained data were analyzed and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The range of plant height was 60.87-99.47 cm, number of branches 2.76-5.20, leave length 4.90-8.40 cm, leave width 3.25-5.38 cm, aspect ratio of leave 1.35-1.83, number of leave split 1.92-3.08. Numbers of capitulum were 21.92-53.12, diameter of capitulum 3.41-5.48 cm, lays of ray florets 3.28-7.16, number of ray florets 55.32-114.60, ray florets length 1.58-2.37 cm, ray florets width 0.50-0.69 cm, aspect ratio of ray florets 2.90-3.99, diameter of tubular flower 1.10-1.58 cm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The botanical characteristics of cultivated Ch. morifolium cv. 'Hangju' were distinguished from different origins. With the cultivation environment change, the botanical characteristics of the cultivars are changed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiao-Sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Peng-Fei
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Zai-Biao
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Li-Juan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D031202:Chrysanthemum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development