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. 2016 Sep 27;4:e2491. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2491

Table 1. Floral/fruit displays, flower and fruit measurements, and nectar production for individuals of populations of Psittacanthus calyculatus and P. auriculatus in sympatry (CO and AO, respectively), and for those from one P. calyculatus population in allopatry (CT).

Size measurements are expressed in millimeters (mm) and longevity in days (d). Numbers (mean ± SD) with different letters are significantly different after comparisons at P = 0.05 using the adjustment Tukey method.

Variable CT CO AO
n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD
Number of buds/plant 15 101.9 ± 59.2 a 15 108.6 ± 54.2 a 15 222.3 ± 69.8 b
Number of open flowers/plant 15 31.9 ± 22.9 a 15 12.4 ± 9.1 b 15 6.2 ± 5.4 b
Number of fruits/plant 15 89.5 ± 47.7 a 15 54.4 ± 37.7 a 15 95.1 ± 63.4 a
Ovary length 30 3.92 ± 0.65 a 30 4.20 ± 1.11 a 30 3.32 ± 0.73 b
Anther length 30 3.58 ± 0.32 a 30 4.86 ± 1.03 b 30 7.07 ± 2.28 c
Filament length 30 29.38 ± 4.15 a 30 76.16 ± 19.17 b 30 35.72 ± 11.19 c
Style length 30 33.29 ± 4.31 a 30 83.46 ± 26.58 b 30 41.37 ± 9.69 c
Flower longevity 30 6.27 ± 1.17 a 30 4.77 ± 0.86 b 30 2.43 ± 0.57 c
Nectar volume (μL/flower/day) 20 47.63 ± 20.25 a 20 76.95 ± 37.37 b 20 77.55 ± 35.06 b
Standing crop (μL/flower) 200 9.60 ± 1.24 a 200 10.91 ± 1.36 a 200 4.17 ± 1.65 b
Standing crop (mg/ml/flower) 200 0.18 ± 1.11 a 200 0.23 ± 0.13 a 200 0.17 ± 0.97 b
Replenished nectar (μL/flower) 20 14.65 ± 2.75 a 20 31.32 ± 1.15 a 20 36.46 ± 1.61 a
Pedicel length 53 15.80 ± 1.83 a 53 23.09 ± 2.12 b 53 14.26 ± 1.81 c
Fruit length 53 13.87 ± 0.83 a 53 17.71 ± 0.77 b 53 13.02 ± 0.82 c
Fruit width 53 9.94 ± 0.85 a 53 11.00 ± 0.54 b 53 9.07 ± 0.80 c