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Table 2 Average leaf inclination angle (ALIA, degrees), and μ and ν parameters of beta-distribution for the theoretical leaf inclination angle distributions proposed by de Wit (1965)

From: A dataset of leaf inclination angles for temperate and boreal broadleaf woody species

Leaf inclination angle distribution

ALIA

μ

ν

Planophile

26.8

2.770

1.172

Erectophile

63.2

1.172

2.770

Plagiophile

45.0

3.326

3.326

Extremophile

45.0

0.433

0.433

Uniform

45.0

1.000

1.000

Spherical

57.3

1.101

1.930