Phenotypic Diversity of Doum Palm (Hyphaene compressa), a Semi‐Domesticated Palm in the Arid and Semi‐Arid Regions of Kenya

Table 3

Frequency distribution table of the quantitative morphological traits used for the morphological characterization of doum palm.

Descriptor (Unit of measurement)	Range	Mean	CV (%)
Height (m)	1.8–20	10.15	38.3
Leaf length (cm)	61–161	106.6	22.1
Leaf breadth (cm)	30–124	74.57	25.7
Petiole length (cm)	52–153.1	97.64	20.1
Fruit length (cm)	4.7–8.4	7.05	11.8
Fruit breadth (cm)	4.4–7.1	6.1	8.1
Fruit weight (g)	48.3–148.8	107.21	21.5