Table 2 Phenotypic differentiation among S. dulcificum accession clusters.

From: Phenotypic variation, functional traits repeatability and core collection inference in Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell reveals the Dahomey Gap as a centre of diversity

Quantitative traits

Clusters

1

2

3

Tree-traits

DiamGr

17.14 ± 0.88

26.70 ± 12.21

15.42 ± 6.21

PlHgt

2.81 ± 0.09

4.59 ± 1.30

NA

CrDiam

3.60 ± 0.12

5.97 ± 1.20

3.68 ± 1.36

Fruit-traits

AvFL

17.99 ± 0.16

19.45 ± 1.42

19.79 ± 1.78

AvFW

9.76 ± 0.07

NA

11.89 ± 1.21

AvFM

0.88 ± 0.02

NA

1.37 ± 0.22

AvSM

0.31 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.05

0.37 ± 0.06

EdRt

64.01 ± 0.69

NA

72.32 ± 5.34

FrSh

1.84 ± 0.02

NA

1.67 ± 0.19

  1. Figures in bold indicate values that are significantly greater than the overall means, while the rest of the figures indicate values that are significantly lower than the overall means for all accessions. NA: quantitative trait not significantly describing the cluster.
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