Research Article

Morphological Variation and Ecological Structure of Iroko (Milicia excelsa Welw. C.C. Berg) Populations across Different Biogeographical Zones in Benin

Table 5

Coefficient of determination of the linear regressions of morphometric traits on environmental variables.

ClaySiltSandNM.OCaMgNaCECRainfall

DBH/TH
DBH/BH
DBH/CD
LL
LW 0,005
MFL 0,192
MFW 0,148
FFL 0,065
FFW 0,063

Diameter at breast height (DBH), total height (TH), bole height (BH), crown diameter (CD), leaf length (LL), leaf width (LW), male flowers length (MFL), male flower width (MFW), and female flowers length (FFL), and female flower width (FFW). Significant level of the correlations are indicated by , and .