leaf_lamina_mass_per_area

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• Label: Leaf lamina mass per area
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011231
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A leaf morphology trait [TO:0000748] which is the ratio [PATO:0001470] of the leaf dry [PATO:0001824] mass [PATO:0000125] to leaf [PO:0025034] area [PATO:0001323], measured on a piece of the leaf lamina [PO:0020039] located away from major leaf lamina veins [PO:0020138].;The ratio of leaf dry mass to leaf area, measured on a piece of the leaf lamina that does not include the petiole or major veins.
• Additional comments: This trait only includes data made on subsamples of a leaf, usually a leaf punch sample associated with leaf strength measurements or from the herbivory literature. For whole-leaf LMA/SLA data, see the trait `leaf_mass_per_area`
• units: g/m2
• allowable range: 0.1 - 500 g/m2

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011231) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 61 records. This includes:

• data for 8 species.
• data for 3 families.
• data from 3 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)