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3 A. obovata's terminal flowering habit may result in a lower blossom density. By blooming later in the season A. obovata may miss predation by Talpona plummeruna larvae, and its fruit may ripen relatively late.

X = present, no = absent, (blank) = unknown.

PYG: A. pygmaea,

TRI · A. tribola.

TET = A. tetramera

PAR = A. parviflora.

1.ON = A. longifolia.

RET = A. reticulata,

1 The species have been abbreviated to the first three letters of their epithet.

OBO = A. obovata.

NC = A. incana,

PROBLEM Solution trait TRI PAR RET Astima species1

INC PYG TET LON OBO

AESTHETIC

Reduced skin bruising X

• Higher skin coloration
• whitish X X
• plum X X
• lavender X
• yellow X
• Showy, fragrant blossoms X X X X

Table 5. Continued