Table VII. Summary data for species used in this study.
Species codes are as given for Table IV. LH, Leaf habit (e, evergreen; d, deciduous); LF, life form (t, tree; s, shrub; ah, annual herb; l, liana; ps, perennial shrub; ph, perennial herb); HE/HO, heterobaric/homobaric; LA, leaf area (cm2); LMA, leaf mass per unit of area (g m−2); TLP, osmotic pressure at turgor loss (MPa).
| Species | Family | Origin | LH | LF | HE/HO | LA | LMA | TLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGA | Fabaceae | Africa | e | t | HE | 33.1 ± 4.3 | 45.0 ± 1.6 | 1.41 ± 0.07 |
| CASA | Theaceae | Japan | e | s | HO | 14.0 ± 1.5 | 178 ± 9 | 2.12 ± 0.18 |
| CEBE | Rosaceae | California, Mexico | e | s | HE | 7.0 ± 2.1 | 31.2 ± 1.1 | 1.09 ± 0.12 |
| CODI | Ericaceae | California, Mexico | e | s | HE | 11.1 ± 0.4 | 61.4 ± 4.2 | 1.37 ± 0.04 |
| HEAN | Asteraceae | North America | d | ah | HE | 95.0 ± 8.9 | 220 ± 11 | 2.06 ± 0.05 |
| HEAR | Araliaceae | California, Mexico | e | l | HO | 107 ± 15 | 56.3 ± 2.3 | 1.19 ± 0.09 |
| HECA | Rosaceae | Canary Islands | e | s | HO | 30.5 ± 3.7 | 211 ± 8.3 | 2.07 ± 0.11 |
| LACA | Verbenaceae | Pantropical | d | ps | HO | 31.6 ± 1.6 | 121 ± 23 | 2.59 ± 0.03 |
| MAGR | Magnoliaceae | Southern United States | e | t | HE | 118 ± 20 | 253 ± 17 | 3.45 ± 0.34 |
| PLRA | Platanaceae | California, Mexico | d | t | HE | 67 ± 38 | 84.1 ± 11.0 | 1.98 ± 0.09 |
| QUAG | Fagaceae | California, Mexico | e | t | HE | 35 ± 10 | 185 ± 12 | 2.53 ± 0.10 |
| RAIN | Rosaceae | Southern China, India | e | s | HO | 137 ± 90 | 188 ± 8 | 3.00 ± 0.12 |
| ROCO | Papaveraceae | California, Mexico | d | ph | HE | 24.0 ± 9.7 | 78.1 ± 3.7 | 1.40 ± 0.07 |
| SACA | Lamiaceae | Canary Islands | d | ph | HO | 19.1 ± 3.4 | 41.4 ± 6.0 | 1.18 ± 0.07 |