Table 1.

Main macromorphological and micromorphological characteristics of the leaves of the Eucalyptus species studied.

Leaf Features	E. alba	E. eugenioides	E. fascicolosa	E. robusta	E. stoatei
Leaf size (Length × width in cm) n = 10	9.7–15.4 × 2.3–3.7	7.5–10.4 × 1.6–2.3	9.9–11.7 × 3.0–4.8	12.3–16.3 × 1.9–2.9	5.7–7.3 × 2.5–3.1
Leaf shape	Lanceolate	Lanceolate/ falcate	Broadly lanceolate/ovate	Broadly lanceolate/slightly falcate	Elliptical/oblong
Texture	Papery	Papery/Coriaceous	Coriaceous	Coriaceous	Coriaceous/Leathery
Stomata	Actinocytic	Actinocytic/ anomocytic	Anomocytic	Anomocytic	Anomocytic
Wax and cutin depositions in the cuticle	++	+++	++	+++	+++
Papillae	Present	Scarcely visible	Present	Scarcely visible	Present

++ = abundant; +++ = very abundant.