Table 3. Comparison of flower characteristics among A. asiatica, A. arborea, and A alnifolia as fruit trees in 2015
Species | Type of flower | No. of flower per cluster (ea) | No. of petals (ea) | No. of pistil (ea) | No. of stamens (ea) | Width of flower (cm) | Length of petals (mm) | width of petals (mm) | Length of flower cluster (cm) | Length of peduncle (cm) |
A asiatica | Raceme | 11.4a | 5.0a | 1.0a | 17.8b | 2.89a | 18.96a | 4.0b | 9.94a | 1.43a |
A. arborea | Raceme | 9.5b | 5.0 | 1.0a | 19.9a | 2.55b | 16.29b | 5.9a | 6.44b | 1.25a |
A alnifolia | Raceme | 9.3b | 5.0a | 1.0a | 19.3a | 2.61b | 16.60b | 5.0ab | 6.52b | 1.16b |