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. 2013 Dec 3;113(3):467–476. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct278

Table 1.

Flowering stages of Platycarya used to monitor phenology

Stage Morphology
Male
M0 Bracts partly recurved; no scent
M1 Bracts fully recurved showing white adaxial tips; strong scent; fresh yellowish anthers visible
M2 More than 50 % of anthers withered and brownish; no or weak scent
M3 Male inflorescence fallen
Female
F0 Bracts partly recurved
F1 Bracts fully recurved; fresh whitish stigmas visible
F2 More than 50 % of stigmas brownish