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).
Variable | CT | CO | AO | |||
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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 |