Table 2. Correlations between the 18 quantitative anatomical variables retained and accumulated in Y1 and Y2 for the leaf of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus urophylla and Eucalyptus saligna and the first two main components (Y1 and Y2).
| Original variables | Y1 | Y2 | Original variables | Y1 | Y2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLPP | 0.9987 | 0.0492 | %Ph | −0.5640 | 0.8062 |
| NUS | 0.9984 | 0.0548 | CS | 0.5582 | 0.7198 |
| TL | 0.9772 | 0.2124 | TSP | −0.5534 | 0.5648 |
| NLS | −0.9762 | −0.1881 | TLE | 0.5527 | −0.7287 |
| TM | 0.9758 | 0.2186 | %UE | −0.4584 | −0.8365 |
| TUPP | 0.9204 | 0.2303 | %Chl | 0.3943 | −0.9055 |
| %LE | −0.7627 | −0.6427 | %Col | 0.2953 | −0.6390 |
| TUE | −0.7122 | 0.6655 | MGA | −0.2374 | 0.9642 |
| %Gl | −0.6077 | 0.7445 | %Xy | 0.2077 | 0.9431 |
| %Retained | 70.17 | 26.43 | %Accumulated | 70.17 | 96.6 |
Note:
TLPP, lower palisade parenchyma thickness; NUS, number of stomata/mm2 of upper face; TL, leaf thickness (μm); NLS, number of stomata/mm2 of the lower face in the internervural region; TM, mesophyll thickness; TUPP, upper palisade parenchyma thickness; %LE, Percentage of lower epidermis; TUE, thickness of the upper epidermis; %Gl, gland; %Ph, phloem; CS, total cross-sectional area (mm2) in the central rib region; TSP, spongy parenchyma thickness (μm); TLE, lower palisade parenchyma thickness; %UE, percentage of upper epidermis; %Chl, chlorenchyma; %Col, collenchyma; MGA, mean gland area; %Xy, xylem.