Quantifying Nectar Secretion Potential of Hygrophila auriculata (Schum.), Heine (Acanthaceae), and Salvia leucantha Cav. (Lamiaceae) for Honey Production

Table 1

Mean nectar secretion length (day), flowers/plant, flowers/ha, plant/ha, flowers/m², and plants/m² of S. leucantha and H. auriculata.

Parameters	Salvia leucantha			Hygrophila auriculata
	Mean ± std.error	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± std.error	Minimum	Maximum
Nectar secretion length (day)	8.3 ± 0.3	7.00	10.00	8.45 ± 0.3	7.00	10.00
Flowers/plant	473 ± 56	80.00	1350	43.5 ± 2.77	9.00	90.00
Flowers/ha	4892000 ± 550847	800000	13500000	4690000 ± 451542	630000	14400000
Plant per ha	10750 ± 421.7	10000	20000	103750 ± 6073	30000	170000
Flowers/m^2	489.2 ± 55	80.00	1350	469 ± 45.2	63.00	1440.00
Plants/m^2	1.1 ± 0.04	1.00	2.00	10.4 ± 0.6	3.00	17.00