Ecological Archives E087-076-A1

Lourens Poorter, Laurent Bongers, and Frans Bongers. 2006. Architecture of 54 moist-forest tree species: traits, trade-offs, and functional groups. Ecology 87:1289–1301.

Appendix A. An overview of the 54 tree species included in the study. The maximal height (Hmax), shade tolerance guild (ST = shade tolerant, PST = partial shade tolerant, LLP = long-lived pioneer, P = short-lived pioneer), juvenile Crown Exposure (CEjuv) and number of individuals included (N) are given.

Species

Family

Hmax

Guild

CEjuv

N
           

Acacia bonariensis

Mimosaceae

27

LLP

1.59

28

Alibertia verrucosa

Rubiaceae

12

ST

1.35

29

Ampelocera ruizii

Ulmaceae

30

ST

1.35

33

Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon

Apocynaceae

30

PST

1.75

25

Aspidosperma rigidum

Apocynaceae

27

PST

1.56

33

Batocarpus amazonicus

Moraceae

26

PST

1.35

15

Caesalpinia pluviosa

Caesalpiniaceae

26

LLP

1.87

16

Cariniana estrellensis

Lecythidaceae

44

LLP

1.40

29

Cariniana ianeirensis

Lecythidaceae

45

PST

1.74

34

Casearia gossypiosperma

Flacourtiaceae

31

LLP

1.83

16

Cavanillesia hylogeiton

Bombacaceae

26

LLP

2.16

20

Cecropia concolor

Cecropiaceae

22

P

2.44

24

Cedrela fissilis

Meliaceae

30

LLP

1.98

21

Centrolobium microchaete

Fabaceae

26

LLP

1.94

20

Cordia sp.

Boraginaceae

26

LLP

1.95

22

Cupania cinerea

Sapindaceae

22

PST

1.79

16

Dendropanax arboreus

Araliaceae

25

PST

1.46

29

Erythrochiton fallax

Rutaceae

5

ST

1.27

35

Eugenia florida

Myrthaceae

8

ST

1.52

21

Ficus boliviana

Moraceae

43

LLP

1.93

26

Gallesia integrifolia

Phytolaccaceae

32

LLP

1.84

23

Guarea guidonia

Meliaceae

9

ST

1.33

30

Heliocarpus americanus

Tiliaceae

21

P

2.36

28

Hirtella triandra

Chrysobalanaceae

11

ST

1.28

37

Hura crepitans

Euphorbiaceae

41

PST

1.62

34

Jacaratia spinosa

Caricaceae

22

LLP

2.02

27

Licaria triandra

Lauraceae

11

ST

1.35

27

Maclura tinctoria

Moraceae

29

LLP

1.83

15

Margaritaria nobilis

Euphorbiaceae

26

LLP

1.84

26

Myrcianthes sp.

Myrtaceae

25

PST

1.45

21

Neea hermaphrodita

Nyctaginaceae

11

ST

1.45

21

Ocotea guianensis

Lauraceae

24

LLP

1.54

33

Ocotea sp.1

Lauraceae

26

PST

1.37

30

Ocotea sp.2

Lauraceae

19

PST

1.34

21

Ormosia nobilis

Fabaceae

25

PST

1.46

27

Peschiera australis

Apocynaceae

16

ST

1.38

19

Picramnia sellowii

Simaroubaceae

6

ST

1.34

16

Pourouma cecropiifolia

Cecropiaceae

20

PST

1.38

35

Pouteria macrophylla

Sapotaceae

27

PST

1.55

36

Pouteria nemorosa

Sapotaceae

34

PST

1.57

29

Pseudolmedia laevis

Moraceae

34

ST

1.32

26

Sapindus saponaria

Sapindaceae

18

PST

1.63

27

Sapium glandulosum

Euphorbiaceae

29

LLP

2.23

20

Schizolobium parahyba

Caesalpiniaceae

34

LLP

2.39

25

Spec. 1

Myrtaceae

7

ST

1.39

16

Spondias mombin

Anacardiaceae

29

LLP

1.95

25

Stylogyne ambigua

Myrsinaceae

10

ST

1.46

35

Sweetia fruticosa

Fabaceae

30

LLP

1.91

23

Swietenia macrophylla

Meliaceae

25

PST

1.62

28

Terminalia oblonga

Combretaceae

33

PST

1.88

24

Trema micrantha

Ulmaceae

31

P

2.52

27

Triplaris americana

Polygonaceae

13

LLP

1.90

18

Urera caracasana

Urticaceae

13

P

1.99

27

Zanthoxylum sprucei

Rutaceae

27

LLP

2.25

19

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