Floral Diversity and Genetic Structure of Tea Germplasm of Sri Lanka

Table 7

Summary of floral characters of major tea taxa.

Floral characters	Statistical parameters
	China type		Cambod type		Assam type
	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean
Bud length (mm)	11.03–15.62	13.08	10.68–15.74	13.10	9.91–16.03	12.46
Bud width (mm)	8.05–12.95	11.64	8.61–13.87	11.57	9.24–15.18	11.07
Corolla diameter (mm)	26.68–48.21	32.74	12.56–38.72	32.43	23.33–44.49	29.76
Petal length (mm)	14.26–20.46	17.28	14.58–22.80	17.90	10.10–54.06	15.09
Petal width (mm)	10.62–17.33	13.88	9.72–24.01	14.26	8.16–12.75	9.99
Total number of sepals	5-6	5.27	4–7	5.22	5-6	5.11
Total number of petals	6–10	7.64	5–12	7.47	5–9	6.94
Total number of style arms	3-4	3.18	3-4	3.17	3	3
Number of whorls of sepals	2	2	2-3	2.10	2	2
Number of whorls of petals	2-3	2.90	2-3	2.72	2-3	2.67
Style length (mm)	3.58–12.90	9.17	7.76–14.61	10.85	4.81–10.59	8.07
Style column length (mm)	0.00–3.33	0.93	3.75–10.55	7.42	1.11–4.02	2.23
Style arm lengths (mm)	3.58–10.01	8.25	1.80–10.23	4.25	1.11–4.02	2.23
Ovary pubescence	Sparsely to densely hairy		Sparsely to densely hairy		Slightly to densely hairy
Stigma position	Below or above or same level as the stamen whorl		Below or above or same level as the stamen whorl		Below or above or same level as the stamen whorl
Style	Geniculate		Ascending		United

Means with the same letter are not significantly different.