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. 2017 Oct 23;8:17. doi: 10.1186/s13227-017-0080-z

Table 4.

Relative growth rates for focal floral organs and features for the examined species, measured against bud diameter, for early and mid + late stages

J. darcyana J. sinuosa J. calliantha J. dendroidea J. umbellata S. pimpinellifolium
Early (n = 48) Mid + late (n = 41) Early (n = 35) Mid + late (n = 41) Early (n = 21) Mid + late (n = 44) Early (n = 33) Mid + late (n = 49) Early (n = 35) Mid + late (n = 58) Early (n = 50) Mid + late (n = 56)
Sepal length 0.857 0.788 1.039 0.923 1.281** 1.023* 0.973^ 0.880^ 1.024 1.329** 2.050*** 0.377**
Corolla depth 0.766 0.982 0.842 1.124 0.964 1.164 0.737^ 1.339*^ 1.043** 2.742*** 1.597*** 1.376**
Corolla fusion 0.110 0.769 0.090 1.195* 0.105 1.330** 0.034* 1.274** 0.164 2.861*** 0.437*** 0.798
Petal length 0.845 1.056 0.858 1.323* 0.951 1.262* 0.678^ 1.360* 1.019 2.694*** 1.696*** 1.323*
Lobe length 0.753 0.690 0.766 0.759 0.866 0.493* 0.601^ 0.767^^^ 0.892 0.843 1.365*** 1.043**
Stamen length 0.457 0.774 0.505 1.028* 0.521 1.044* 0.459 0.848^^ 0.605 2.532*** 1.259*** 1.306**
Ovary diameter 0.432 0.445 ND 0.459 0.460 0.728*** 0.410 0.477^^^ 0.362 0.487 ND 0.298*
Style length 0.000 0.737 0.000 1.433* 0.000 1.189* 0.000 1.616**^^ 0.000 3.440*** 0.000 1.899**

Measurements were log-transformed prior to analysis. Significant differences against J. darcyana (ancestral rotate) indicated by * (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.0001); significant differences between J. calliantha and J. dendroidea (convergent campanulate) indicated by ^ (^ p < 0.05; ^^ p < 0.001; ^^^ p < 0.0001). ND, not determined, as sample sizes were too small