Research Article

Annual Variation in Flowering Phenology, Pollination, Mating System, and Pollen Yield in Two Natural Populations of Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth

Table 1

Phenology data at the plant and population levels. For plant data, values shown are the mean of all plant values standard deviation. For population data, values given represent whole population (i.e., the onset is the date of the first flower on the first plant in the population). Dates are given in the calendar date.

Observed variables20062007200820102011

Onset (mean plant values)26th March14th April31st March9th April1st April
Onset (population)19th March7th April25th March2nd April28th March
Flowering duration (plant)38 d 542 d 636 d 4 33 d 5 34 d 4
Flowering duration (population)54 d 48 d 52 d 42 d 48 d
Average date of blooming (plants)21 April1st May22 April29 April25 April
Average date of blooming (population)17 April22 April16 April21 April18 April
Synchrony (plants)
Amplitude (flowers/branch/day): plants
Amplitude (flowers/branch/day): population