stem_xylem_vulnerability_index

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• Label: Xylem vulnerability index
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0013120
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A vascular tissue morphology trait [TO:0000470] which is the ratio [PATO:0001470] of a stem' [PO:0009047] average xylem vessel [PO:0025417] diameter [PATO:0001334] to the stem's xylem vessel count density [ECSO:00001160].;The ratio of a stem's average xylem vessel diameter to the stem's xylem vessel density, an index of sap conductance and xylem vessel susceptibility to vessel cavitation.
• Additional comments: None
• units: um.m2/{count}
• allowable range: 0.05 - 1000 um.m2/{count}

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0013120) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 97 records. This includes:

• data for 97 species.
• data for 40 families.
• data from 2 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)