Abstract
Persoonia virgata R.Br. is harvested from the wild in both its vegetative and flowering stages. There has been no systematic study published on the annual growth cycle and anecdotal reports are conflicting. The growth pattern, flowering and fruit development of P. virgata in its natural habitat was recorded monthly for two consecutive years. The main growth period occurred in late spring–mid-autumn (November–May) when the shrubs were producing little or no fruit. Very few open flowers were observed at the site over the 2 years, with only 6.7 and 12.7% of stems bearing open flowers in January and February 1996, respectively. A second study of flowering on container-grown shrubs showed that individual flowers were open for only 2–5 days, with individual stems taking 3–8.5 weeks to complete flowering. The main fruit growth period occurred from May to September, and in June and July 1996 the total fruit set per stem was 41.6 and 36.1%, respectively. The fruit took at least 6 months to develop during which vegetative growth was minimal. The harvesting of plants in the flowering or fruiting stages removes the annual seed crop, which may reduce regeneration of this obligate seed regenerator and threaten its survival after fire.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
The main vegetative growth period was November to May, when fruit production was low.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgata
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Persoonia virgatae0 - Outcome
- main growth periode1
- Value
- November–Maye1
- Qualifier
- producing little or no fruite1
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Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“The main growth period occurred in late spring–mid-autumn (November–May) when the shrubs were producing little or no fruit”
Claim · model-written summary
Open flowers occurred on 6.7% of stems in January 1996.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Outcome
- stems bearing open flowerse1
- Value
- 6.7e1
- Qualifier
- Januarye1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“only 6.7 and 12.7% of stems bearing open flowers in January and February 1996, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Open flowers occurred on 12.7% of stems in February 1996.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Outcome
- stems bearing open flowerse1
- Value
- 12.7%e1
- Qualifier
- February 1996e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“only 6.7 and 12.7% of stems bearing open flowers in January and February 1996, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Individual flowers on container-grown shrubs stayed open for 2–5 days.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Organ / stage
- flowerse1
- Outcome
- individual flowers were opene1
- Value
- 2–5 dayse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“individual flowers were open for only 2–5 days”
Claim · model-written summary
Individual stems on container-grown shrubs took 3–8.5 weeks to complete flowering.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Organ / stage
- stemse1
- Outcome
- complete floweringe1
- Value
- 3–8.5 weekse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“individual stems taking 3–8.5 weeks to complete flowering”
Claim · model-written summary
The main fruit growth period was May to September.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Outcome
- main fruit growth periode1
- Value
- May to Septembere1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“The main fruit growth period occurred from May to September”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit set per stem was 41.6% in June 1996.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Outcome
- total fruit set per steme1
- Value
- 41.6e1
- Qualifier
- Junee1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“in June and July 1996 the total fruit set per stem was 41.6 and 36.1%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit set per stem was 36.1% in July 1996.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Outcome
- total fruit set per steme1
- Value
- 36.1%e1
- Qualifier
- July 1996e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“in June and July 1996 the total fruit set per stem was 41.6 and 36.1%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit development took at least 6 months, during which vegetative growth was minimal.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Outcome
- fruit took at least 6 months to develope1
- Value
- at least 6 monthse1
- Qualifier
- vegetative growth was minimale1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“The fruit took at least 6 months to develop during which vegetative growth was minimal”
Claim · model-written summary
Harvesting during flowering or fruiting removes the annual seed crop and may threaten postfire survival.
- Taxon
- Persoonia virgataPersoonia virgatae0
- Treatment
- harvesting of plants in the flowering or fruiting stagese1
- Outcome
- removes the annual seed crope1
- Qualifier
- may reduce regeneration of this obligate seed regenerator and threaten its survival after firee1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Persoonia virgata R.Br.”
e1“The harvesting of plants in the flowering or fruiting stages removes the annual seed crop, which may reduce regeneration of this obligate seed regenerator and threaten its survival after fire”