charlies_angels

__**Azalea- //Rhododendron saluenense//**__



=**Variability of Floral Morphology**=




 * || Petal || Reproductive || Stamen || Style || Distance ||
 * Mean || 30.9 || 40 || 27.6 || 31.9 || 16 ||
 * Standard Deviation || 4.2 || 4.1 || 1.9 || 6.1 || 6.3 ||
 * 1) the average Stigma height was higher than the Stamen, preventing self pollination
 * 2) each stigma had a sticky substance, ensuring the pollen grains from vectors would attach to the stigma and therefore cause pollination
 * 3) the patterns on the petals act as a guide for the vectors towards the nectar, there could possibly be UV markers on the petals, however humans cannot detect UV light as this region of the electromagnetic spectrum does not excite the human visual system.

=**Pollen morphology**= Pollen is round and ~6200um in length.




 * 1) Bees are the target vehicles for azalea reproduction due to the reflection of UV in the pollen grains.

=**Nectar characterization**=

The mean nectar collected in the capillary tubes was 0.1 cm. This was not sufficient for the refractometer to measure the sugar content.