Table 5 functional traits of H. suaveolensat different sites in Lafia.

Leaf area (mm²)

93.60 ± 8.72^a

164.29 ± 16.19^b

107.57 ± 4.70^b

SLA (mm²mg⁻¹)

484.49 ± 14.47^a

515.87 ± 15.95^b

433.23 ± 45.06^a

LDMC (mgg⁻¹)

0.38 ± 0.05^c

0.44 ± 0.03^c

0.47 ± 0.02^c

SRL (mg⁻¹)

2.20 ± 0.55^b

1.57 ± 0.51^a

1.90 ± 0.42^a

FRD (mm)

0.29 ± 0.03^a

0.29 ± 0.03^b

0.31 ± 0.04^b

RDD (gm⁻³)

13.32 ± 1.57^a

14.87 ± 1.24^b

13.02 ± 2.25^a

Rooting depth (mm)

0.25 ± 0.02^d

0.25 ± 0.01^d

0.22 ± 0.01^d

SSD (mgmm⁻³)

1.32 ± 0.99^b

0.33 ± 0.02^a

0.40 ± 0.03^a

SDMC (mgg⁻¹)

0.28 ± 0.01^b

0.27 ± 0.01^a

0.29 ± 0.01^a

SBT (mm)

0.93 ± 0.11^a

0.90 ± 0.08^b

0.78 ± 0.05^b

Plant height (m)

1.13 ± 0.08^a

0.95 ± 0.09^b

1.10 ± 0.05^b