Abstract:
One of the species from genus Bauhinia used by the Lingga Malay Society as a herbal
medicine is kangkang katup (Bauhinia sp.). This species grows not only in the Riau
Island, but can also be found in the Riau Mainland area such as the Arboretum
Universitas Riau and Taman Hutan Raya (TAHURA) Sultan Syarif Hasyim. The aim of
this study was to determine the relationship among 3 species of Bauhinia based on
morphological characteristics. A descriptive method was used in this research with
direct observation techniques on 3 species of Bauhinia and then the data was processed
using the NTSYS application. A relationship analysis using the NTSYS application
resulted a dendogram with a kf (phenotypic coefficient) similarity ranged from 70% to
90%. The dendrogam clearly displayed the morphology of Bauhinia sp. Lingga was in
one main cluster with Bauhinia sp. Arboretum, while Bauhinia sp. TAHURA was in
another cluste
