Leaf traits of tree species, including chemical elements, leaf tensile strength, stomata characteristics, and secondary metabolites. Note that these data are species averages derived from the dataset "Leaf traits and chemicals from individual trees in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve". The data presented here is an extended version of the Dataset "CSPs: Leaf traits and chemicals of 122 tree species in the CSPs" (Dataset 428). The present dataset includes a higher number of morphological and chemical traits as well as statistical measures derived from averaging over all sampled individuals (i.e. sample size per species, sd of the mean).

Leaf samples were taken from sun-exposed branches with an expandable pruner. Only completely developed leaves were sampled, without visible herbivore damage and preferably free of leaf fungi. Seven leaves were collected per individual and the majority of species was sampled in five to seven CSPs. Every species was sampled only from one individual per CSP. Rare species that occurred with less than five individuals in all CSPs had a correspondingly lower number of replicates.

Comparative Study Plots in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve 29°08'-29°17'N 118°02-118°11'E

repeated samping in the CSPs in the Years between 2008 and 2012

Acer amplum Acer cordatum Acer pubipalmatum Adinandra millettii Alangium kurzii Albizia kalkora Alniphyllum fortunei Ardisia crenata Betula luminifera Camellia chekiangoleosa Camellia fraterna Camellia oleifera Carpinus viminea Castanea henryi Castanopsis carlesii Castanopsis eyrei Castanopsis fargesii Castanopsis sclerophylla Castanopsis tibetana Chimonanthus salicifolius Choerospondias axillaris Cinnamomum subavenium Cleyera japonica Cornus kousa Corylopsis glandulifera Cyclobalanopsis glauca Cyclobalanopsis gracilis Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia Cyclobalanopsis nubium Cyclobalanopsis stewardiana Dalbergia hupeana Daphniphyllum oldhamii Dendropanax dentiger Diospyros kaki Elaeocarpus chinensis Elaeocarpus decipiens Elaeocarpus japonicus Euonymus centidens Eurya alata Eurya muricata Eurya rubiginosa Euscaphis japonica Fraxinus insularis Gardenia jasminoides Glochidion puberum Hovenia trichocarpa Hydrangea chinensis Hydrangea paniculata Idesia polycarpa Ilex buergeri Ilex elmerrilliana Ilex litseifolia Ilex pubescens Ilex purpurea Ilex rotunda Ilex suaveolens Ilex wilsonii Illicium lanceolatum Itea chinensis Laurocerasus spinulosa Lindera aggregata Lindera erythrocarpa Lindera glauca Lindera reflexa Liquidambar formosana Lithocarpus glaber Litsea coreana Litsea cubeba Litsea elongata Loropetalum chinense Lyonia ovalifolia Machilus grijsii Machilus pauhoi Machilus thunbergii Magnolia cylindrica Mahonia bealei Malus leiocalyca Meliosma flexuosa Meliosma oldhamii Michelia skinneriana Myrica rubra Neolitsea aurata Nyssa sinensis Osmanthus cooperi Photinia beauverdiana Photinia glabra Photinia hirsuta Photinia parvifolia Picrasma quassioides Pieris formosa Pieris japonica Pinus massoniana Platycarya strobilacea Premna microphylla Prunus discoidea Prunus schneideriana Quercus phillyreoides Quercus serrata Randia cochinchinensis Rhamnus crenata Rhaphiolepis indica Rhododendron latoucheae Rhododendron mariesii Rhododendron ovatum Rhododendron simsii Rhus hypoleuca Neoshirakia japonica Schima superba Schoepfia jasminodora Serissa serissoides Sorbus dunnii Sorbus folgneri Styrax dasyanthus Styrax odoratissimus Symplocos anomala Symplocos heishanensis Symplocos oblongifolia Symplocos paniculata Symplocos setchuensis Symplocos stellaris Symplocos sumuntia Syzygium buxifolium Tarenna mollissima Ternstroemia gymnanthera Tilia endochrysea Toxicodendron succedaneum Vaccinium bracteatum Vaccinium carlesii Vaccinium mandarinorum Viburnum erosum Viburnum sempervirens Weigela japonica