Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD and range) of acorn components fresh and dry mass. Significant differences in mean fresh and dry mass are denoted by different letters among species.
| Variable | Descriptive statistic | Species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. castaneifolia | Q. libani | Q. infectoria | Q. brantii | Q. ilex | ||
| Endocarp fresh mass (g) | Mean ± SD | 6.2 b ± 0.9 | 15.4 e ± 2.3 | 7.68 c ± 1.1 | 9.1 d ± 0.9 | 2.57 a ± 0.41 |
| Range (min–max) | 4.9–8.82 | 10.41–19.36 | 5.44–10.15 | 6.54–10.74 | 1.76–3.31 | |
| Pericarp fresh mass (g) | Mean ± SD | 1.68 b ± 0.38 | 5.11 d ± 1.5 | 1.92 b ± 0.35 | 4.4 c ± 0.55 | 0.4 a ± 0.07 |
| Range (min–max) | 0.99–2.58 | 2.23–7.7 | 1.29–2.9 | 3.11–5.56 | 0.29–0.56 | |
| Cupule fresh mass (g) | Mean ± SD | 2.84 b ± 0.49 | 9.46 d ± 2.8 | 1.1a ± 0.2 | 3.52 c ± 0.42 | 0.7 a ± 0.11 |
| Range (min–max) | 2.09–4.08 | 5.01–13.68 | 0.84–1.77 | 2.91–4.24 | 0.56–1.01 | |
| Endocarp dry mass (g) | Mean ± SD | 4.22 b ± 0.8 | 8.91 d ± 1.23 | 4.33 b ± 0.64 | 5.64 c ± 0.89 | 1.63 a ± 0.28 |
| Range (min–max) | 2.26–6.48 | 5.87–11.06 | 3.2–5.71 | 3.51–7.36 | 1.03–2.22 | |
| Pericarp dry mass (g) | Mean ± SD | 1.14 b ± 0.25 | 3.36 d ± 0.7 | 1.26 b ± 0.19 | 1.98 c ± 0.24 | 0.29 a ± 0.04 |
| Range (min–max) | 0.71–1.62 | 2.27–4.74 | 0.89–1.65 | 1.4–2.49 | 0.21–0.38 | |
| Cupule dry mass (g) | Mean ± SD | 1.77 c ± 0.36 | 6.04 d ± 1.7 | 0.79 b ± 0.11 | 2.04 c ± 0.28 | 0.33 a ± 0.06 |
| Range (min–max) | 1.22–2.54 | 3.13–9.75 | 0.61–1.1 | 1.53–2.74 | 0.24–0.47 | |