Table 3 Averages and standard error of 12 characters that presented significant differences when comparing categories 1 (= encouraged) and 2 (= cultivated) in A. mexicana. Domestication trends that indicate these characters are presented

Floral

Corolla color

More pigmented flowers

1

133.3 ± 1.72

4.28

0.000*

2

120.1 ± 2.66

Inflorescence length

–

1

19.73 ± 1.91

3.02

0.003**

2

12.15 ± 1.48

Style length

Longest style, gigantism

1

3.49 ± 0.05

3.58

0.000*

2

3.74 ± 0.03

Length of lower stamens

Longer stamens, gigantism

1

2.74 ± 0.05

5.57

0.000*

2

3.13 ± 0.03

Length of upper stamens

1

3.08 ± 0.06

5.06

0.000*

2

3.47 ± 0.04

Flower tube length

Longest flower tube, gigantism

1

2.24 ± 0.04

5.47

0.000*

2

2.59 ± 0.03

Flower length

Larger flowers, gigantism

1

2.74 ± 0.05

7.61

0.000*

2

3.21 ± 0.02

Seeds

Seed length

Longer and wider seeds, gigantism

1

1.8 ± 0.02

5.76

0.000*

2

2.04 ± 0.03

Seed diameter

1

0.87 ± 0.02

4.09

0.000*

2

1.02 ± 0.02

Vegetative

Total height

-

1

98.83 ± 3.59

1.63

0.000*

2

90.53 ± 3.48

Leaf area

Larger leaves, gigantism

1

7.74 ± 0.29

2.47

0.016***

2

8.92 ± 0.38

Number of rhizome nodes

More nodes in the rhizome, greater asexual reproductive capacity

1

1.86 ± 0.12

2.69

0.009**

2

2.5 ± 0.20