Table 1.
samples | n | leaf width (mm)a | leaf length (mm)a | leaf area (mm2)a | leaf length-to-width ratioa |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
herbarium samples (regional latitude gradient) | 255 | 3.2 ± 1.5 [0.46] (0.7–8.8) | 59.8 ± 12.6 [0.21] (29.9–103.2) | 121.4 ± 59.2 [0.49] (28.4–356.8) | 23.3 ± 14.0 [0.60] (6.4–129.4) |
field samples (Heysen Range altitude gradient) | 274 | 1.9 ± 0.5 [0.27] (1.0–3.5) | 57.1 ± 11.2 [0.19] (18.7–90.8) | 77.7 ± 23.5 [0.30] (29.4–171.6) | 31.3 ± 8.4 [0.27] (12.4–58.8) |
aMean ± standard deviation [coefficient of variation] (range).