Table 7. Leaf surface traits of 5 species in the survey sites.
Species | Leaf Longevity | LA (cm2 leaf1) | R | WAX (μg cm2) | SD (300×view-1) | SL(μm) | SB(μm) | TN (300×view-1) |
Q. myrsinaefolia | Evergreen | 15.5±3.9e | 3c | 7.88c | 59.3±13.4a | 16.3±2.9a | 25.4±16.0ab | 0.0c |
Q. glauca | Evergreen | 26.8±4.8c | 4b | 13.1b | 51.0±13.9b | 14.8±5.9a | 29.3±13.7a | 21.1±6.7a |
Q. salicina | Evergreen | 18.7±4.7d | 5a | 30.4a | 63.8±18.8a | 15.2±2.6a | 21.8±10.0b | 4.2±1.1b |
C. japonica | Evergreen | 31.9±5.2b | 1e | 4.68d | 26.3±3.8d | 11.0±2.1b | 32.0±16.5a | 0.0c |
Prunus x yedoensis | Deciduous | 41.1±5.5a | 2d | 1.97e | 39.2±6.9c | 12.6±4.6b | 20.8±8.8b | 0.0c |
LA: leaf area per leaf
R: roughness of leaf surface
SD: stoma density of lower epidermis
SL: stoma length
SB: stoma breadth
TN: trichome density of lower epidermis.