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Table 3.

Optical properties of V. sanguinolenta leaves

Segment Reflectance Absorptance Transmittance
Basal 0·26 ± 0·04 0·53 ± 0·08 0·21 ± 0·07
Central 0·17 ± 0·02 0·72 ± 0·04 0·11 ± 0·02
Apical 0·13 ± 0·02 0·82 ± 0·02 0·05 ± 0·02

Data are means ± s.d. (n = 27) for each of the three leaf segments of plants ranging in size from 10 to 77 cm LLmax.