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. 2022 May 17;13:852167. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.852167

Table 1.

Mean and ranges of values of all traits with available data (N: number of species).

Group Traits Mean (range)
Trees N Lianas N
Structure Maximum height (m) 28.3 (2.9–55.1) 147
Wood specific gravity (g cm−3) 0.55 (0.21–0.87) 147
Leaf area (mm3) 370 (44–4,235) 146 39.3 (4.1–106.7) 46
Leaf economic spectrum Leaf toughness (newton) 0.49 (0.16–1.32) 146 0.36 (0.10–1.24) 46
Specific leaf area (cm2 g−1) 1,144 (230–10,821) 146 167 (321–74) 46
Leaf greenness 54.2 (41.7–66.1) 146 49.3 (68.9–32.6) 46
Dispersal Mean body size of frugivores (kg)* 6.28 (0.48–24.00) 156 10.24 (0.48–24.00) 37
Succession niche** Pioneer, generalist, shade-tolerant, unknown 156
*

We assigned zero for anemochory and unknown species.

**

This is a categorical variable.