본 연구에서는 기능성 약용식물로 부가가치가 높은 두릅나무 선발클론을 대상으로 잎, 가시 그리고 동아의 형태적 특정을 조사하고 다변량 분석 방법을 통하여 선발클론 간 유연관계를 분석하였다. 주성분 분석 결과, 제4 주성분까지의 누적 기여율은 76%로 나타났으며, 유집분석 결과 거리 수준 2.0을 기준으로 I그룹은 강원 연곡 등 15클론, II그룹은 경기 여주 등 5클론, III그룹은 봉화와 울릉 클론, IV그룹은 용문과 보성 클론 그리고 V그룹은 신구 클론으로 총 5개 그룹으로 구분되었다.
Aralia elata Seem. have a typical traditional significance among the wild herbs traditionally. Edible shoots of A. elata will augment consumer's interest due to its high value functional value, eco-friendly and pesticide-free produce. A. elata's root, fruit and bark are used as material of hypoglycemic agent and medicine for diabetes, kidney trouble, acute hepatitis, rheumation arthritis, stomach cancer and gastroenteric trouble. Flavonoid glycoside compound which is separated from A. elata's shoot shows high antioxidative activity. Also, root's identified active materials of antimicrobial was reported to be produced as food preservative and handy antimicrobial. Therefore, this research investigated quantitative morphological characteristics of leaves, spine and bud in naturally dominated and introducted A. elata in south Korea and then considered its principal compound analysis(PCA) and classification analysis(CA) among the 6 improved cultivars and 19 clones. PCA results showed that it show 76% accumulated explanation from four PC. The A. elata clones were classified into five groups; the first group of 15 clones including Yeongok, the second group of 5 clones including Yeoju, the third group of Bonghwa, Ulleung, the fourth group of Yongmunsa, Boseong and the fifth group of Singu. The object of this study will give us invaluable information about breeding by selection of A. elata in south Korea.