Table 1. Fruit traits of sampled species including surface-area-scaled VOC sum, percent reflectances per band normalized by brightness, wavelength of peak reflectance in nm (λmax; peak hue), peak reflectance value (brightness), surface area:weight ratios, and number of fruits sampled.
| Species | Family | Order | VOC | UV Reflectance | Blue Reflectance | Green Reflectance | Red Reflectance | λmax | Peak Brightness | Area to Weight | N Fruits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androstachys spp | Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | 1.16 | 4.14 | 24.12 | 37.66 | 38.21 | 655 | 0.32 | 318.48 | 10 |
| Antidesma petiolare | Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | 34.34 | 1.99 | 13.01 | 46.27 | 40.72 | 700 | 0.34 | 849.49 | 5 |
| Asterotrichilia asterotricha | Meliaceae | Sapindales | 1.92 | 12.39 | 17.99 | 51.87 | 30.15 | 557 | 0.18 | 229.67 | 5 |
| Asterotrichilia spp | Meliaceae | Sapindales | 3.97 | 18.81 | 18.05 | 57.11 | 24.83 | 565 | 0.23 | 173.84 | 5 |
| Asterotrichilia marina | Meliaceae | Sapindales | 1.78 | 29.71 | 25.09 | 47.06 | 27.85 | 553 | 0.33 | 279.42 | 5 |
| Badouinia fluggeiformis | Fabaceae | Fabales | 5.22 | 8.7 | 11.63 | 59.83 | 28.54 | 700 | 0.4 | 373.06 | 5 |
| Baudouinia spp | Fabaceae | Fabales | 5.26 | 8.7 | 11.63 | 59.83 | 28.54 | 655 | 0.33 | 548.61 | 5 |
| Berchemia discolor | Rhamnaceae | Rosales | 4.51 | 0.19 | 0 | 95.86 | 4.14 | 562 | 0.24 | 350.79 | 5 |
| Bridellia pervilleana | Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | 5.86 | 2.75 | 1.95 | 59.98 | 38.07 | 691 | 0.09 | 662.4 | 10 |
| Croton spp | Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | 7.58 | 11.76 | 6.34 | 62.38 | 31.27 | 668 | 0.06 | 1291.5 | 10 |
| Croton spp 2 | Euphorbiaceae | Malpighiales | 4.98 | 7.59 | 11.85 | 35.71 | 52.44 | 684 | 0.43 | 1340.7 | 10 |
| Elaeocarpus subserratus | Elaeocarpaceae | Malvales | 38.8 | 20.1 | 18.36 | 48.64 | 33 | 698 | 0.41 | 532.14 | 5 |
| Empogona ovalifolia | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 10.3 | 15.58 | 11.02 | 60.39 | 28.59 | 700 | 0.21 | 720.51 | 5 |
| Gaertnera spp | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 2.75 | 3.98 | 2.13 | 64.58 | 33.28 | 561 | 0.12 | 630.8 | 10 |
| Garcinia arenicola | Clusiaceae | Malpighiales | 1.28 | 7.89 | 8.37 | 56.41 | 35.23 | 698 | 0.12 | 255 | 5 |
| Gardenia rutenbergiana | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 5.34 | 10.52 | 11.11 | 59.58 | 29.31 | 700 | 0.18 | 181.83 | 5 |
| Grangeria spp | Chyrsobalanaceae | Rosales | 9 | 3.79 | 9.41 | 45.44 | 45.15 | 699 | 0.34 | 429.01 | 5 |
| Grewia madagascariensis | Malvaceae | Malvales | 13.74 | 1.66 | 8.98 | 37.81 | 53.2 | 700 | 0.62 | 490.3 | 5 |
| Grewia triflora | Malvaceae | Malvales | 24.18 | 7.55 | 7.42 | 50.27 | 42.32 | 564 | 0.14 | 638.07 | 10 |
| Landolphia myrtifolia | Apocynaceae | Gentianales | 0.22 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 60.31 | 29.09 | 700 | 0.34 | 113.22 | 5 |
| Mapouria boinensis | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 10.95 | 7.62 | 5.35 | 47.46 | 47.2 | 699 | 0.32 | 478.6 | 8 |
| Mapouria spp | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 15.86 | 5.96 | 7.63 | 54.72 | 37.65 | 700 | 0.51 | 469.4 | 10 |
| Monanthotaxis valida | Annonaceae | Magnoliales | 10.93 | 5.5 | 9.08 | 56.44 | 34.48 | 700 | 0.6 | 410.89 | 5 |
| Noronhia spp | Oleaceae | Lamiales | 38.91 | 6.51 | 12.96 | 57.33 | 29.72 | 700 | 0.36 | 466.56 | 5 |
| Petchia spp | Apocynaceae | Gentianales | 1.79 | 20.67 | 26.28 | 35.2 | 38.52 | 669 | 0.84 | 1964.4 | 5 |
| Rothmania renniformis | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 2.56 | 15.49 | 13.02 | 57.05 | 29.93 | 646 | 0.11 | 242.75 | 5 |
| Rourea orientalis | Connaraceae | Rosales | 4.22 | 15.46 | 17.66 | 52.64 | 29.7 | 692 | 0.49 | 506.1 | 5 |
| Salvadora augustifolia | Salvadoraceae | Brassicales | 1.98 | 13.44 | 15.15 | 44.4 | 40.44 | 563 | 0.31 | 758.21 | 5 |
| Sorindeia madagascariensis | Anacardiaceae | Sapindales | 1.39 | 11.59 | 19.83 | 37.5 | 42.67 | 631 | 0.21 | 244.17 | 6 |
| Strychnos decussata | Loganiaceae | Gentianales | 3.08 | 8.55 | 11.62 | 56.03 | 32.35 | 700 | 0.44 | 247.57 | 5 |
| Strychnos madagascariensis | Loganiaceae | Gentianales | 3.84 | 7.25 | 9.85 | 64.61 | 25.54 | 700 | 0.46 | 153.01 | 6 |
| Strychnos spp. | Loganiaceae | Gentianales | 4.21 | 2.66 | 6.04 | 65.22 | 28.75 | 697 | 0.62 | 240.62 | 5 |
| Strychnos myrtoides | Loganiaceae | Gentianales | 4.16 | 7.09 | 13.82 | 57.22 | 28.96 | 661 | 0.19 | 493.08 | 5 |
| Strychnos spinosa | Loganiaceae | Gentianales | 0.25 | 4.93 | 10.59 | 46.77 | 42.65 | 699 | 0.48 | 66.61 | 5 |
| Tabernaemontana coffeeoides | Apocynaceae | Gentianales | 2.52 | 5.43 | 27.41 | 35.49 | 37.1 | 571 | 0.43 | 325.88 | 5 |
| Terminalia trophophylla | Combretaceae | Myrtales | 23.3 | 7.44 | 8.65 | 59.68 | 31.67 | 551 | 0.17 | 1047.7 | 5 |
| Tina isaloensis | Sapindaceae | Sapindales | 2.26 | 58.39 | 32.85 | 28.59 | 38.56 | 692 | 0.3 | 1200.6 | 5 |
| Tricalysia perrieri | Rubiaceae | Gentianales | 15.75 | 12.92 | 13.03 | 59 | 27.96 | 697 | 0.21 | 614.93 | 10 |
| UK Species 1 | UK | UK | 4.59 | 14.74 | 15.7 | 56.12 | 28.19 | 678 | 0.1 | 547.35 | 10 |
| UK Species 2 | UK | UK | 13.95 | 16.85 | 13.47 | 51.04 | 35.49 | 638 | 0.21 | 157.38 | 5 |
| UK Species 3 | UK | UK | 6.45 | 31.96 | 24.97 | 34.21 | 40.82 | 679 | 0.5 | 470.76 | 5 |
| UK Species 4 | UK | UK | 0.5 | 12.02 | 11.76 | 58.25 | 29.99 | 697 | 0.39 | 123.83 | 5 |
| UK Species 5 | UK | UK | 9.73 | 5.96 | 1.11 | 66.82 | 32.08 | 568 | 0.29 | 884.36 | 10 |
| UK Species 6 | UK | UK | 23.25 | 23.04 | 4.85 | 71.76 | 23.39 | 567 | 0.17 | 674.54 | 10 |
| UK Species 7 | UK | UK | 5.76 | 18.87 | 15.16 | 51.35 | 33.49 | 679 | 0.51 | 567.53 | 5 |
| UK Species 8 | UK | UK | 45.91 | 3.42 | 8.11 | 59.15 | 32.75 | 580 | 0.19 | 428.23 | 5 |
| UK Liana 1 | UK | UK | 9.35 | 2.9 | 3.93 | 56.83 | 39.24 | 578 | 0.12 | 530.81 | 5 |
| UK Liana 2 | UK | UK | 1.94 | 5.19 | 4.47 | 58.64 | 36.89 | 562 | 0.24 | 316.26 | 5 |
| UK Liana 3 | UK | UK | 2.81 | 15.61 | 26.17 | 38.72 | 35.11 | 699 | 0.18 | 582.08 | 10 |
| UK Liana 4 | UK | UK | 17.14 | 22.94 | 4.03 | 45.37 | 50.6 | 700 | 0.21 | 447.56 | 6 |
| UK Liana 5 | UK | UK | 53.44 | 12.79 | 3.44 | 65.51 | 31.05 | 646 | 0.27 | 513.3 | 5 |
| Vitex beraviensis | Lamiaceae | Lamiales | 1.08 | 11.78 | 11.81 | 57.02 | 31.17 | 684 | 0.1 | 106.74 | 5 |
| Vitex perrieri | Lamiaceae | Lamiales | 4.83 | 6.5 | 13.98 | 45.2 | 40.83 | 646 | 0.27 | 436.45 | 5 |
| Vitex spp | Lamiaceae | Lamiales | 1.28 | 3.89 | 9.06 | 54.64 | 36.3 | 630 | 0.13 | 311.88 | 5 |
| Vitex spp 1 | Lamiaceae | Lamiales | 4.56 | 6.5 | 13.98 | 45.2 | 40.83 | 693 | 0.1 | 426.36 | 5 |
| Ximenia caffra | Oleaceae | Lamiales | 1.54 | 5.4 | 14.54 | 47.23 | 38.23 | 699 | 0.08 | 491.01 | 5 |
Peak reflectance values are the proportion reflectance across wavelengths of light in 1-nm increments (400-700nm). Brightness values have been normalized such that the lowest value in the 400-700nm range is set to zero to account for potential spectrometer drift across measurements.