Table 1.

A comparison of E. curvula leaves (first 100 mm from base) either fully hydrated (FH) or dried to below the turgor loss point of the leaves (<TLP)

	σm (MPa)	W (J cm–3)	E (MPa)	ɛf (%)
FH	23·73 ± 9·4	0·399 ± 0·21	1051·47 ± 335·7	2·78 ± 0·5
<TLP	42·68 ± 17·2	0·739 ± 0·35	1787·09 ± 683	2·91 ± 0·4

Tensile strength (σ_m), toughness (W), elastic modulus (E) and failure strain (ɛ_f), n = 20 laminas per treatment. Values = means ± s.d. All comparisons are significantly different (P < 0·001), except for failure strain.