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Appendix 2
Mean values of leaf traits in the different stages of architectural development for Tachigali melinonii and Dicorynia guianensis. Values of adjusted means (± standard error) at a common DPFrel of 26% are given for the different ASDs.
| T. melinonii | D. guianensis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD1 | ASD2 | ASD3 | ASD1 | ASD2 | ||
| n = 20 | n = 16 | n = 11 | n = 10 | n = 9 | ||
| H | 47.3 ± 13 | 241 ± 13 | 558 ± 18 | 166 ± 17 | 404 ± 18 | |
| D | 0.70 ± 0.1 | 1.61 ± 0.1 | 4.71 ± 0.2 | 1.80 ± 0.2 | 3.26 ± 0.2 | |
| Structural traits | ||||||
| LMA | 56.4 ± 1.8 | 66.6 ± 1.8 | 75.3 ± 2.5 | 55.6 ± 2.4 | 60.3 ± 2.5 | |
| thickness | 145 ± 5.5 | 14 3± 5.7 | 149 ± 7.7 | 197 ± 7.3 | 210 ± 7.7 | |
| density | 0.40 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | |
| Na | 1.22 ± 0.06 | 1.79 ± 0.06 | 2.29 ± 0.08 | 1.27 ± 0.08 | 1.49 ± 0.08 | |
| Nm | 22.4 ± 0.9 | 27.9 ± 0.9 | 32 ± 1.2 | 24 ± 1.2 | 25.2 ± 1.2 | |
| Cm | 480 ± 2.2 | 498 ± 2.3 | 504 ± 3.1 | 499 ± 2.9 | 502 ± 3.1 | |
| Physiological traits | ||||||
| Vcmax a | 24.4 ± 1.1 | 34.3 ± 1.1 | 41.1 ± 1.5 | 20.3 ± 1.5 | 25.1 ± 1.5 | |
| Jmax a | 39.5 ± 2 | 55 ± 2 | 63.3 ± 2.8 | 30.2 ± 2.6 | 39.5 ± 2.8 | |
| Rd a | 1.56 ± 0.1 | 1.82 ± 0.1 | 2.12 ± 0.2 | 0.50 ± 0.2 | 0.30 ± 0.2 | |
| Vcmax m | 436 ± 20 | 525 ± 21 | 561 ± 28 | 387 ± 26 | 434 ± 28 | |
| Jmax m | 699 ± 33 | 824 ± 34 | 862 ± 47 | 576 ± 44 | 678 ± 46 | |
| Rd m | 26.3 ± 2.2 | 27.7 ± 2.4 | 30.3 ± 3.1 | 7.77 ± 3 | 4.06 ± 3.1 | |
| Jmax / Vcmax | 1.64 ± 0.04 | 1.58 ± 0.04 | 1.53 ± 0.06 | 1.48 ± 0.05 | 1.56 ± 0.06 | |
| Vcmax /N | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.02 | |
| Jmax /N | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.34 ± 0.03 | 0.38 ± 0.03 | |