Heterochronic developmental shifts underlie floral diversity within Jaltomata (Solanaceae)

Table 3 Average length of development, size of 0 day buds (just prior to anthesis), and overall bud growth rates for the five Jaltomata species and S. pimpinellifolium

Species	Length (days)		0-day bud diameter (mm)		Growth rate (mm/day)
Species	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
J. darcyana (n = 13)	19.23^a	1.01	5.00^a	0.32	0.261^a	0.02
J. sinuosa (n = 11)	28.55^b	0.93	7.16^b	0.45	0.251^a	0.02
J. calliantha (n = 10)	28.80^b	1.03	12.13^c	0.36	0.422^b	0.02
J. dendroidea (n = 5)	32.40^c	0.89	15.30^d	0.27	0.473^c	0.02
J. umbellata (n = 13)	18.62^a	0.96	3.44^e	0.11	0.185^d	0.01
S. pimpinellifolium (n = 8)	14.00^d	0.00	2.75^f	0.19	0.196^d	0.01

Bud diameter was measured every other day, from 1 mm buds to anthesis. Growth rate was determined by dividing bud diameter of day 0 buds by the length in days. Significant differences among species are indicated by different letters (following ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD)

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