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. 2023 Nov 16;133(5-6):659–676. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcad175

Table 4.

Summary of the results of Bayesian ancestral state analyses for fruit traits related to long-distance dispersal for the crown node of Bocageeae and the crown node of the Neotropical clade; probabilities of <30 % were omitted; measurements are median values.

Fruit trait Bocageeae Bocagea, Hornschuchia and Trigynaea Porcelia Cymbopetalum
1. Monocarp length (cm) 3.1 2.5 6 4
2. Number of monocarps 81.3 % (state 0: 1–4) 99.98 % (state 0: 1–4) 99.47 % (state 0: 1–4) 98.95 % (state 1: 5–19)
3. Fruit colour 86.52 % (state 1: bright) 99.73 % (state 0: dull) 96.62 % (state 0: dull) 98.58 % (state 1: bright)
4. Dehiscence 95.62 % (state 1: present) 99.89 % (state 1: present) 99.36 % (state 0: absent) 99.79 % (state 1: present)
5. Stipe length (mm) 4.9 2.46 12 10.74
6. Seed length (mm) 33.3 14.63 24.19 15.32
7. Number of seeds per monocarp 99.68 % (state 0: 1–10) 99.99 % (state 0: 1–10) 96.89 % (state 1: 11–28) 99.92 % (state 0: 1–10)
8. Cauliflory 51.37 % (state 0: absent); 48.63 % (state 1: present) 85.65 % (state 1: present) 78.43 % (state 0: absent) 89.6 % (state 0: absent)