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Table 2 Tracheary elements and vessel member end wall length–width(s) of Ampelopteris prolifera from different population

From: Vessel elements of two thelypteroid ferns-part I

Habitat

Plant organ

Protoxylem

Metaxylem

Length

Width

Length

Width

Range

M ± sd

Range

M ± Sd

Range

M ± sd

Range

M ± sd

P1 O

Root

0.50–1.46

0.88 ±0.22

0.008–0.029

0.016 ± 0.005**

5.32–6.57

5.94 ± 0.32

0.02–0.05

0.042 ± 0.01

Rhizome

0.43–0.52

0.49 ± 0.02

0.007–0.019

0.013 ± 0.003

Petiole

0.85–1.78

1.07 ± 0.25**

0.012–0.029

0.023 ± 0.003**

2.25–4.68

3.19 ± 0.66*

0.02–0.048

0.036 ± 0.007

Frond

0.892–1.84

1.19 ± 0.24

0.008–0.035

0.020 ± 0.006

2.17–4.43

3.18 ± 0.59

0.12–0.023

0.020 ± 0.003

P1 S

Root

1.05–2.18

1.49 ± 0.36**

0.008–0.019

0.013 ± 0.003

5.71–8.00

6.73 ± 0.63**

0.019–0.070

0.044 ± 0.019

Rhizome

0.35–0.86

0.60 ± 0.13

0.005–0.024

0.014 ± 0.006

Petiole

0.44–1.17

0.92 ± 0.20

0.007–0.024

0.019 ± 0.005

5.09–7.04

6.27 ± 0.55

0.041–0.078

0.054 ± 0.009**

P2 Ss

Root

0.81–3.08

1.30 ± 0.74

0.007–0.026

0.015 ± 0.006

4.29–8.28

6.43 ± 1.18

0.023–0.064

0.035 ± 0.011

Rhizome

0.16–0.23

0.20 ± 0.02*

0.007–0.019

0.011 ± 0.003

Petiole

0.65–1.11

0.89 ± 0.16

0.008–0.022

0.015 ± 0.004

5.77–11.65

6.62 ± 1.96**

0.027–0.042

0.035 ± 0.004

P2 S

Root

0.035–1.03

0.62 ± 0.20

0.003–0.019

0.01 ± 0.004*

1.82–3.24

2.44 ± 0.047*

0.027–0.038

0.031 ± 0.003*

Rhizome

0.51–1.00

0.73 ± 0.018

0.005–0.013

0.009 ± 0.002*

1.11–2.4

1.9 ± 0.48

0.02–0.028

0.024 ± 0.002

Petiole

0.38–1.38

0.82 ± 0.28

0.005–0.018

0.011 ± 0.003*

2.48–3.91

2.86 ± 0.47

0.039–0.045

0.042 ± 0.001

P 3 O

Root

1.06–1.30

1.12 ± 0.063

0.003- 0.018

0.01 ± 0.004*

3.18–7.7

6.47 ± 1.06

0.029–0.074

0.06 ± 0.01**

Rhizome

0.83–1.18

0.95 ± 0.10**

0.012–0.02

0.014 ± 0.002

Petiole

0.578–0.809

0.70 ± 0.08

0.012–0.024

0.016 ± 0.004

3.06–3.78

3.42 ± 0.026

0.019–0.039

0.030 ± 0.006

P 3 S

Root

0.48–0.74

0.60 ± 0.06*

0.007–0.018

0.013 ± 0.003

2.95–3.68

3.11 ± 0.21

0.040–0.069

0.048 ± 0.007

Rhizome

0.32–0.38

0.37 ± 0.014

0.021–0.036

0.028 ± 0.004**

Petiole

0.35–0.95

0.53 ± 0.19*

0.014–0.027

0.020 ± 0.003

2.85–3.95

3.40 ± 0.37

0.016–0.055

0.040 ± 0.011

Habitat

Plant organ

Vessel element

Vessel element Endplate

Length

Width

Length

Width

Range

M ± sd

Range

M ± sd

Range

M ± sd

Range

M ± sd

P1 O

Root

1.50–2.77

2.25 ± 0.47

0.019–0.038

0.03 ± 0.004*

103.9–315.05

205.28 ± 54.3

10.92–34.67

21.67 ± 5.90

Rhizome

0.78–2.4

1.59 ± 0.43

0.01–0.069

0.04 ± 0.01

127.3–527.02

249.96 ± 94.15

12.18–29.02

23.04 ± 5.41

Petiole

3.05–8.84

5.62 ± 1.59

0.039–0.055

0.04 ± 0.004

243.6–939.99

584.47 ± 196.60**

10.90–38.25

30.1 ± 16.13

Frond

1.78–3.31

2.31 ± 0.47

0.017–0.032

0.026 ± 0.004

119.6–543.2

281.65 ± 99.76

5.45–27.14

17.18 ± 5.91

P1 S

Root

0.87–5.10

2.16 ± 0.92*

0.033–0.057

0.043 ± 0.008

210.1–689.16

390.56 ± 106.24

13.46–24.36

21.44 ± 4.37

Rhizome

0.99–1.57

1.19 ± 0.16*

0.026–0.052

0.039 ± 0.007

41.67–682.02

340.53 ± 176.09**

17.23–39.29

30.49 ± 6.27**

Petiole

1.05–2.82

2.21 ± 0.46*

0.008–0.022

0.018 ± 0.003*

124.2–219.04

173.89 ± 25.7*

24.36–35.52

30.93 ± 3.19

P2 Ss

Root

2.43–4.89

3.55 ± 0.69

0.023–0.038

0.034 ± 0.004

345.2–484.86

421.34 ± 40.09**

7.70–47.65

25.31 ± 12.8

Rhizome

0.74–2.45

1.55 ± 0.046

0.029–0.067

0.044 ± 0.012

23.11–130.98

65.24 ± 32.96*

3.85–34.67

18.21 ± 8.33

Petiole

0.82–7.02

4.11 ± 1.64

0.023–0.081

0.041 ± 0.018

99.41–492.56

290.7 ± 138.46

11.56–37.15

24.60 ± 9.01

P2 S

Root

1.23–4.02

2.78 ± 0.76

0.023–0.05

0.039 ± 0.007

79.32–675.62

250.73 ± 161.05

15.88–31.06

24.14 ± 4.69**

Rhizome

0.60–3.09

1.87 ± 0.54

0.022–0.055

0.038 ± 0.009*

31.77–307.04

173.49 ± 73.88

8.31–26.27

19.39 ± 5.46

Petiole

0.94–6.92

4.27 ± 1.83

0.033–0.11

0.064 ± 0.02**

373.7–935.46

534.81 ± 149.7

24.36–36.34

31.55 ± 2.83

P 3 O

Root

0.62–4.28

2.99 ± 1.09

0.028–0.066

0.044 ± 0.009

33.66–709.97

308.52 ± 232.2

5.25–26.28

14.56 ± 6.48*

Rhizome

1.47–4.21

2.22 ± 1.05**

0.029–0.071

0.053 ± 0.012

33.31–329.27

92.25 ± 76.54

3.85–63.77

20.74 ± 15.10

Petiole

4.2–6.73

5.02 ± 0.71

0.028–0.052

0.038 ± 0.009

83.34–662.41

315.46 ± 171.17

7.7–24.67

15.3 ± 5.06*

P 3 S

Root

4.95–11.45

7.32 ± 1.55**

0.031–0.078

0.053 ± 0.015**

32.69–322.53

109.57 ± 84.15*

11.51–34.88

20.76 ± 6.54

Rhizome

1.06–3.49

2.08 ± 0.72

0.034–0.072

0.054 ± 0.013**

42.55–382.75

164.50 ± 123.85

5.45–31.06

17.21 ± 8.73*

Petiole

3.95–9.76

7.37 ± 1.80**

0.023–0.080

0.045 ± 0.016

112.3–1097.8

487.70 ± 267.16

19.26–41.67

33.09 ± 7.11**

  1. In each case range (min.–max.) and mean ± SD value is given. Measurement unit of tracheary elements length–width is in millimetre and vessel end wall is in micrometre. Italic font with double superscript shows longest and italic font with single superscript shows shortest tracheary elements of different plant parts of  the studied population
  2. P1O Population 1 open, P1S population 2 shade (Kalyani University Campus), P2Ss population 3 semishade, P2S population 4 Shade (Chakdaha); P3O population 5 Open, P3S population 6 shade (Highway side)