Table 4 Rotated component matrix of PCA for Hyptis suaveolens in Akwanga.

From: Intraspecific functional traits of an invasive alien plant, Hyptis suaveolens differ with respect to land use types

Farmland

traits

 

Abandoned land

traits

 

Roadside

traits

 

Component

Component

Component

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

LDMC

0.93

  

RDD

   

0.95

SSD

0.97

   

Leaf area

0.90

  

SSD

  

0.91

 

RDD

 

0.94

  

Plant height

0.88

  

FRD

0.86

   

Plant height

  

0.91

 

FRD

 

0.89

 

Leaf area

 

0.82

  

SRL

0.90

   

SLA

 

0.66

 

Plant height

0.76

   

SLA

   

0.90

SSD

 

0.58

 

SDMC

0.75

   

Leaf area

   

0.84

SDMC

  

0.88

Rooting depth

0.70

   

SDMC

0.82

   
    

SBT

0.59

0.60

  

LDMC

 

0.81

  
    

SLA

0.52

   

Rooting depth

  

0.80

 
  1. FRD: Fine root diameter, SSD: stem specific density, SBT: stem bark thickness, LDMC: Leaf dry matter content, SDMC: Stem dry matter content, SLA: Specific leaf area.
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