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Table 3.

Mean values for scarlet eggplant complex groups (S. aethiopicum groups Aculeatum, Gilo, Kumba, and Shum, Intermediate between S. aethiopicum and S. anguivi, and S. anguivi) for the plant descriptors for which significant (P < 0.05) differences have been found among group means.

Descriptors	*S. aethiopicum*				Intermediate	*S. anguivi*	Prob. F
	Aculeatum	Gilo	Kumba	Shum
n	5	37	10	2	8	1
Plant Height (cm)	151^ab	156^b	114^a	135^ab	153^ab	150^ab	0.0033
Hypocotyl Anthocyanins Intensity	7.80^b	0.31^a	2.74^a	0.50^a	1.49^a	0.00^a	<0.0001
Shoot Tip Anthocyanins Intensity	7.80^b	0.23^a	2.98^a	2.50^a	1.68^a	0.00^a	<0.0001
Angle Between Main Branches	1.72^ab	2.77^ab	3.21^b	2.00^ab	2.35^ab	1.00^a	0.0134
Leaf Pedicel Length (cm)	7.88^b	5.23^ab	6.74^ab	3.47^a	5.82^ab	3.00^a	0.0342
Leaf Blade Length (mm)	23.8^bc	21.5^abc	25.5^c	14.3^a	20.9^abc	15.5^ab	0.0031
Leaf Blade Breadth (cm)	17.8^ab	16.4^ab	19.5^b	10.5^a	16.1^ab	12.0^ab	0.0412
Leaf Surface Shape	1.00^a	2.54^ab	3.88^ab	4.33^b	2.00^ab	1.00^a	0.0469
Leaf Prickles	5.32^b	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.47^a	0.00^a	<0.0001
Length of Largest Leaf Prickle (cm)	1.62^b	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.07^a	0.00^a	<0.0001
Number of Flowers per Inflorescence	7.18^b	2.18^a	1.97^a	3.33^a	7.51^b	7.50^b	<0.0001
Number of Sepals	5.97^ab	5.60^ab	6.33^b	5.27^a	5.06^a	5.00^a	<0.0001
Number of Petals	5.92^ab	5.50^ab	6.39^b	5.33^ab	5.16^a	5.00^a	<0.0001
Number of Stamens	6.01^ab	5.91^ab	7.18^b	5.31^a	5.06^a	5.00^a	<0.0001
Corolla Diameter (mm)	19.1^ab	19.3^ab	22.7^b	12.5^a	16.8^ab	13.2^a	0.0017

Means within rows separated by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05, according to the Student-Newman-Keuls test.