Table 7 Summary of reproductive stages of 18 B. dulcis individuals observed for one year in the RBBM
From: Ethnoecology of the palm Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart. in central Mexico
Stage | Duration in fortnights ± 1 s.e. (range) | N complete | N underestimated | average structures/individual/fortnight | Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emerging | 3 ± 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 - 4 | April–June |
Pubescent | 14 * | 1 | 4 | 3 - 4 | July–January (n = 1) and June–July (n = 4) |
Bud | 10.62 ± 1.45 * (5 – 17) | 1 | 9 | 1 - 2.5 | July–April |
Flower | 6.65 ± 1.47 (3 – 10) | 6 | 0 | 1 - 2.5 | Sept–July (main Nov–April) |
Dry flower | 2.67 ± 0.56 (1 – 5) | 6 | 0 | 1 - 3 | Sept–July (main Feb–May) |
Total inflorescence | 36.9 | ||||
Green | 7.20 ± 1.48 (1 to 14.8) | 1 | 10 | 2 - 4 | July–Feb (n = 9) and May–July (n = 1) |
Yellow | 4.69 ± 0.94 (1–9) | 9 | 0 | 2.0 - 5.5 | August–April (main Sept–Dec) |
Black | 6.37 ± 1.06 (4–14) | 9 | 0 | 2.0 - 7.0 | Nov–July |
Dry | -- | 2.8 - 4.57 | year-round | ||
Total infructes-cence | 18.26 | ||||
Duration | 55.2 |