Table 3.
Number of Organs between Whorl 2 and the Central Gynoecium in ap3, pi, sup ap3, and sup pi Flowers
| No. of Filamentous Organs in Whorl 3b (Solitary Organ No./Fused Organ No.)c
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floral Ordera | ap3-3 | sup-1 ap3-3 | pi-1 | sup-1 pi-1 |
| 1–4 | 2.7 ± 1.9/1.0 ± 1.1 n = 44 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 51 | 2.0 ± 1.8/1.2 ± 1.3 n = 33 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 36 |
| 5–8 | 1.0 ± 1.3/0.7 ± 1.0 n = 42 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 60 | 0.6 ± 1.0/0.6 ± 1.0 n = 36 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 36 |
| 9–12 | 0.5 ± 0.9/0.3 ± 0.5 n = 44 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 60 | 0.1 ± 0.2/0.3 ± 0.8 n = 36 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 36 |
| 13–16 | 0.2 ± 0.5/0.4 ± 0.6 n = 44 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 60 | 0.2 ± 0.6/0.2 ± 0.6 n = 36 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 36 |
| 17–20 | 0.1 ± 0.4/0.1 ± 0.3 n = 44 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 60 | 0.1 ± 0.5/0.2 ± 0.5 n = 36 | 0 ± 0/0 ± 0 n = 36 |
a
Four flowers were grouped together for organ counting according to their ages, that is, floral formation along the inflorescence (the earliest produced flower is counted as 1 of the floral order).
b
Numbers given are the mean ±sd; n, number of flowers counted.
c
Solitary organs were counted separately from organs that were fused to the central gynoecium along more than half of their length.