Table 1.

Area of the vent of the cuticular cups (stomatal pore area with waxes) and stomatal pore area without waxes of Q. coccifera leaves from the Mediterranean (MED) and temperate (TEM) sites. Data are mean ± SE. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between sites.

Characteristic	Stomatal pore area (μm2)
	MED	TEM
With waxes	22 ± 2 b	54 ± 4 a
Without waxes	64 ± 2 a	61 ± 2 a