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Table 3.

Information on fresh seed embryos and embryos prior to hypocotyl emergence of six Nymphaea species; embryo type classified as per Martin (1946)

Species	Collection	Embryo type	Embryo differentiated?	Mean embryo length (mm) of fresh seed (mean ± s.e.)	Embryo length (mm) at hypocotyl emergence (mean ± s.e.)	E: S ratio of fresh seed (mean ± s.e.)	E: S ratio at hypocotyl emergence (mean ± s.e.)
Nymphaea immutabilis	NI1	Broad	Y	0.78 ± 0.02^a	0.86 ± 0.01^b	0.19 ± 0.01^a	0.22 ± 0.002^b
Nymphaea lukei	NL1	Broad	Y	0.53 ± 0.02^a	0.61 ± 0.01^b	0.22 ± 0.01^a	0.27 ± 0.003^b
Nymphaea lukei	NL2	Broad	Y	0.58 ± 0.02^a	0.59 ± 0.01^a	0.24 ± 0.01^a	0.26 ± 0.01^a
Nymphaea macrosperma	NM2	Broad	Y	0.71 ± 0.02^a	0.86 ± 0.01^b	0.22 ± 0.005^a	0.28 ± 0.002^b
Nymphaea ondinea	NO1	Broad	Y	0.49 ± 0.01^a	0.67 ± 0.01^b	0.29 ± 0.01^a	0.38 ± 0.004^b
Nymphaea pubescens	NP1	Broad	Y	0.35 ± 0.01	NA	0.20 ± 0.01	NA
Nymphaea violacea	NV7	Broad	Y	0.43 ± 0.01^a	0.55 ± 0.01^b	0.25 ± 0.01^a	0.30 ± 0.01^b
	NV8	Broad	Y	0.38 ± 0.01^a	0.48 ± 0.01^b	0.23 ± 0.01^a	0.31 ± 0.003^b
	NV9	Broad	Y	0.38 ± 0.01^a	0.47 ± 0.01^b	0.23 ± 0.01^a	0.31 ± 0.004^b
	NV10	Broad	Y	0.33 ± 0.01^a	0.50 ± 0.01^b	0.22 ± 0.004^a	0.32 ± 0.003^b

Letters in superscript denote significant differences at P < 0.05.