Table 2.

Variance partitioning results for five functional traits of M. rupestris.

Variable	Group-level variance	Residual variance	% Variance attributable to group
SNF	0.0695	0.0145	82.7%
H	0.0262	0.0044	85.6%
FWD	0.0007	0.0004	64.1%
FL	0.0008	0.0003	70.5%
P	0.0002	0.0005	28.5%

Values represent the variance components estimated from linear mixed-effects models with morphological group as a random effect.

SNF, number of seeds per fruit; H, fruit humidity; FWD, fruit width; FL, fruit length; P, petiole length.

The percentage of variance attributable to group identity indicates the relative contribution of between-group variation to total trait variability.