TABLE A2.
Primary data for leaf dry mass per unit area, nitrogen concentration and water concentration
| Family | Dry mass per unit leaf area (mg cm−2) | Nitrogen concentration per unit dry mass (mg g−1) | Water concentration per unit dry mass (g g−1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia: low rainfall site | ||||
| Monocots | ||||
| Alocasia brisbanensis | Araceae | 2·63 | 41·4 | 8·6 |
| Alpinia caerulea | Zingiberaceae | 4·35 | 21·1 | 4·0 |
| Alpinia modesta | Zingiberaceae | 4·00 | 20·6 | 3·2 |
| Calamus caryotoides | Arecaceae | 16·70 | 16·9 | 1·5 |
| Pothos longipes | Araceae | 8·33 | 22·6 | 1·9 |
| Pleuranthodium racemigerum | Zingiberaceae | 4·17 | 20·7 | 4·8 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 6·70 (2·15) | 23·9 (3·6) | 4·0 (1·1) | |
| Dicots | ||||
| Aglaia sapindina | Meliaceae | 5·56 | 1·9 | |
| Castanospora alphandii | Sapindaceae | 7·14 | 23·0 | 1·5 |
| Codiaeum variegatum | Euphorbiaceae | 4·17 | 20·0 | 4·1 |
| Dichapetalum papuanum | Dichapetalaceae | 5·88 | 20·0 | 1·8 |
| Hodgkinsonia frutescens | Rubiaceae | 3·23 | 51·0 | 5·8 |
| Neisosperma poweri | Apocynaceae | 5·00 | 3·3 | |
| Phaleria octandra | Thymelaeaceae | 6·67 | 26·0 | 2·4 |
| Sauropus macranthus | Phyllanthaceae | 3·70 | 29·0 | 2·9 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 5·17 (0·50) | 28·2 (4·8) | 3·0 (0·5) | |
| Australia: low rainfall site | ||||
| Monocots | ||||
| Alpinia arctiflora | Zingiberaceae | 5·00 | 19·9 | 4·0 |
| Calamus australis | Arecaceae | 5·88 | 19·8 | 1·5 |
| Cordyline cannifolia | Laxmanniaceae | 5·26 | 16·9 | 4·1 |
| Freycinetia excelsa | Pandanaceae | 5·26 | 16·6 | 3·4 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 5·35 (0·19) | 18·3 (0·9) | 3·3 (0·6) | |
| Dicots | ||||
| Aglaia australiensis | Meliaceae | 8·3 | 26 | 2·6 |
| Aglaia tomentosa | Meliaceae | 5·0 | 32 | 2·2 |
| Apodytes brevistylis | Icacinaceae | 5·0 | 18 | 3·5 |
| Argyrodendron peralatum | Malvaceae | 11·1 | 18 | 1·1 |
| Argyrodendron trifoliolatum | Malvaceae | 8·6 | 17 | 1·3 |
| Austromuellera trinervia | Proteaceae | 6·8 | 11 | 1·4 |
| Beilschmiedia brunnea | Lauraceae | 5·7 | 27 | 2·2 |
| Beilschmiedia tooram | Lauraceae | 10·3 | 14 | 1·2 |
| Bubbia semecarpoides | Winteraceae | 10·3 | 17 | 2·5 |
| Cardwellia sublimis | Proteaceae | 6·7 | 9·2 | 2·0 |
| Castanospora alphandii | Sapindaceae | 6·9 | 20 | 1·7 |
| Cryptocarya angulata | Lauraceae | 6·2 | 18 | 1·5 |
| Cryptocarya grandis | Lauraceae | 5·8 | 18 | 1·8 |
| Cryptocarya mackinnoniana | Lauraceae | 8·5 | 14 | 1·4 |
| Cryptocarya melanocarpa | Lauraceae | 4·9 | 20 | 1·5 |
| Cryptocarya pleurosperma | Lauraceae | 7·9 | 14 | 1·9 |
| Cupaniopsis flagelliformis | Sapindaceae | 5·7 | 24 | 1·4 |
| Daphnandra repandula | Atherospermataceae | 4·4 | 32 | 3·4 |
| Darlingia ferruginea | Proteaceae | 6·3 | 13 | 2·5 |
| Diploglottis bracteata | Sapindaceae | 6·8 | 17 | 1·7 |
| Doryphora aromatica | Atherospermataceae | 5·7 | 28 | 2·5 |
| Endiandra bessaphila | Lauraceae | 7·4 | 16 | 2·2 |
| Endiandra monothyra | Lauraceae | 8·3 | 19 | 1·3 |
| Flindersia bourjotiana | Rutaceae | 11·6 | 9·4 | 1·8 |
| Franciscodendron laurifolium | Malvaceae | 6·3 | 14 | 1·9 |
| Garcinia gibbsiae | Clusiaceae | 9·2 | 13 | 2·8 |
| Gillbeea adenopetala | Cunoniaceae | 6·0 | 14 | 2·3 |
| Goniothalamus australis | Annonaceae | 4·8 | 25 | 2·5 |
| Guioa lasioneura | Sapindaceae | 7·0 | 16 | 1·4 |
| Hypsophila dielsiana | Celastraceae | 9·7 | 20 | 3·0 |
| Litsea leefeana | Lauraceae | 6·0 | 16 | 2·2 |
| Melicope vitiflora | Rutaceae | 3·2 | 42 | 6·4 |
| Myristica globosa ssp. muelleri | Myristicaceae | 6·4 | 17 | 2·6 |
| Neolitsea dealbata | Lauraceae | 5·9 | 15 | 1·1 |
| Opisthiolepis heterophylla | Proteaceae | 7·8 | 15 | 2·3 |
| Pouteria castanosperma | Sapotaceae | 4·5 | 37 | 2·3 |
| Prunus turneriana | Rosaceae | 5·5 | 16 | 1·5 |
| Sloanea australis | Elaeocarpaceae | 5·9 | 21 | 1·8 |
| Synima macrophylla | Sapindaceae | 9·7 | 22 | 1·7 |
| Syzygium cormiflorum | Myrtaceae | 8·5 | 13 | 1·6 |
| Syzygium cryptophlebium | Myrtaceae | 4·8 | 15 | 1·4 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 7·0 (0·31) | 19·1 (1·1) | 2·1 (0·14) | |
| Singapore | ||||
| Monocots | ||||
| Hanguana malayana | Hanguanaceae | 16·0 | ||
| Moliniera latifolia | Hypoxidaceae | 22·1 | ||
| Schismatoglottis wallichii | Araceae | 32·3 | ||
| Stachyphrynium griffithii | Marantaceae | 31·3 | ||
| Tacca integrifolia | Dioscoreaceae | 26·8 | ||
| Mean (s.e.) | 25·7 (3·0) | |||
| Dicots | ||||
| Baccaurea parviflora | Phyllanthaceae | 12·6 | ||
| Calophyllum ferrugineum | Clusiaceae | 11·3 | ||
| Canarium patentinervium | Burseraceae | 15·2 | ||
| Cinnamomum iners | Lauraceae | 20·9 | ||
| Cyathocalyx ridleyi | Annonaceae | 21·2 | ||
| Diospyros buxifolia | Ebenaceae | 18·2 | ||
| Ficus fistulosa | Moraceae | 22·0 | ||
| Ficus grossularioides | Moraceae | 23·2 | ||
| Gluta wallichii | Anacardiaceae | 18·2 | ||
| Hopea griffithii | Dipterocarpaceae | 16·8 | ||
| Knema communis | Myristicaceae | 16·7 | ||
| Pternandra echinata | Melastomataceae | 15·4 | ||
| Rhodamnia cinerea | Myrtaceae | 12·6 | ||
| Shorea curtisii | Dipterocarpaceae | 17·2 | ||
| Urophyllum hirsutum | Rubiaceae | 26·4 | ||
| Mean (s.e.) | 17·9 (1·2) | |||
| Uganda | ||||
| Monocots | ||||
| Aframomum angustifolium | Zingiberaceae | 3·33 | 20·4 | 3·1 |
| Dracaena laxissima | Ruscaceae | 4·50 | 27·7 | 3·2 |
| Leptaspis zeylanica | Poaceae | 3·50 | 22·6 | 1·7 |
| Marantochloa leucantha | Marantaceae | 24·8 | ||
| Palisota mannii | Commelinaceae | 4·61 | 34·5 | 8·3 |
| Pollia condensata | Commelinaceae | 3·44 | 27·6 | 4·6 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 3·88 (0·28) | 26·3 (2·0) | 4·2 (1·1) | |
| Dicots | ||||
| Aningeria altissima | Sapotaceae | 4·85 | 23·2 | 1·6 |
| Cassipourea ruwenzorensis | Rhizophoraceae | 6·54 | 27·2 | 1·5 |
| Chrysophyllum gorungosanum | Sapotaceae | 4·85 | 23·5 | 1·6 |
| Citropsis articulata | Rutaceae | 8·85 | 22·8 | 1·7 |
| Clausena anisata | Rutaceae | 3·24 | 22·3 | 2·5 |
| Diospyros abyssinica | Ebenaceae | 6·99 | 26·7 | 1·3 |
| Ficus asperifolia | Moraceae | 4·65 | 27·2 | 2·2 |
| Monodora myristica | Annonaceae | 3·83 | 20·9 | 2·8 |
| Myrianthus arboreus | Urticaceae | 4·98 | 25·1 | 2·4 |
| Newtonia buchananii | Fabaceae | 3·37 | 29·8 | 1·5 |
| Piper capense | Piperaceae | 2·92 | 37·0 | 5·4 |
| Psychotria lauracea | Rubiaceae | 5·21 | 23·5 | 4·0 |
| Symphonia globulifera | Clusiaceae | 5·10 | 15·6 | 2·7 |
| Tabernaemontana pachysiphon | Apocynaceae | 4·59 | 37·9 | 3·9 |
| Tarenna pavettoides | Rubiaceae | 4·41 | 32·6 | 2·9 |
| Teclea nobilis | Rutaceae | 7·75 | 28·9 | 1·5 |
| Trichilia dregeana | Meliaceae | 5·99 | 19·1 | 2·2 |
| Uvariopsis congolana | Annonaceae | 5·03 | 27·2 | 2·3 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 5·18 (0·37) | 26·1 (1·4) | 2·4 (0·25) | |
| Costa Rica | ||||
| Monocots | ||||
| Asplundia uncinata | Cyclanthaceae | 5·92 | 15·3 | 3·7 |
| Calathea cleistantha | Marantaceae | 2·65 | 24·8 | 5·1 |
| Cyclanthus bipartitus | Cyclanthaceae | 4·88 | 22·7 | 3·1 |
| Geonoma congesta | Arecaceae | 7·09 | 12·7 | 1·7 |
| Heliconia irrasa | Heliconiaceae | 3·60 | 20·1 | 3·7 |
| Renealmia pluriplicata | Zingiberaceae | 3·82 | 15·2 | 4·0 |
| Spathiphyllum fulvovirens | Araceae | 4·69 | 31·8 | 4·1 |
| Welfia regia | Arecaceae | 6·21 | 13·2 | 1·6 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 4·86 (0·53) | 19·5 (2·4) | 3·4 (0·43) | |
| Dicots | ||||
| Anaxagorea crassipetala | Annonaceae | 4·10 | 20·7 | 3·1 |
| Aphelandra storkii | Acanthaceae | 2·49 | 25·2 | 4·4 |
| Dichapetalum axillare | Dichapetalaceae | 3·88 | 18·0 | 2·4 |
| Dichapetalum nervatum | Dichapetalaceae | 6·25 | 27·9 | 2·1 |
| Forsteronia myriantha | Apocynaceae | 3·23 | 19·9 | 3·2 |
| Ocotea cernua | Lauraceae | 4·90 | 30·9 | 1·9 |
| Paullinia grandifolia | Sapindaceae | 4·81 | 26·5 | 2·0 |
| Pentaclethra macroloba | Fabaceae | 3·82 | 25·3 | 1·7 |
| Perebea angustifolia | Moraceae | 3·46 | 20·0 | 2·6 |
| Piper holdridgeianum | Piperaceae | 2·40 | 39·0 | 6·9 |
| Piper trigonum | Piperaceae | 2·82 | 39·3 | 6·1 |
| Psychotria buchtienii | Rubiaceae | 3·73 | 31·7 | 2·7 |
| Psychotria surensis | Rubiaceae | 3·61 | 27·9 | 2·7 |
| Siparuna thecaphora | Siparunaceae | 2·99 | 34·8 | 5·3 |
| Swartzia sp. A | Fabaceae | 3·66 | 38·6 | 2·9 |
| Trophis involucrata | Moraceae | 4·63 | 21·7 | 1·8 |
| Virola sebifera | Myristicaceae | 3·44 | 14·6 | 3·2 |
| Mean (s.e.) | 3·78 (0·23) | 27·2 (1·9) | 3·2 (0·37) | |
| Panama | ||||
| Monocots | ||||
| Chusquea simpliciflora | Poaceae | 4·74 | 1·2 | |
| Heliconia catheta | Heliconiaceae | 3·51 | 3·5 | |
| Pharus latifolius | Poaceae | 5·18 | 1·1 | |
| Pleiostachya pruinosa | Marantaceae | 4·76 | 2·3 | |
| Rhipidocladium racemiflorum | Poaceae | 3·50 | 1·0 | |
| Mean (s.e.) | 4·34 (0·35) | 1·8 (0·48) | ||
| Dicots | ||||
| Unidentified nearest-neighbour dicots (n =15), mean (s.e.) | 5·16 (0·49) | 2·4 (0·45) |