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Table 3 Numbers of all families and species, all Leguminosae and nodulating Leguminosae species of trees and large shrubs in young and old stands of tropical forest under different environmental conditions in Northeast Brazil. Total of 10 plots (0.4 ha)

From: Contributions of Leguminosae to young and old stands of neotropical forests under different environmental conditions

Forest

Families

Species

Leguminosae

Nodulating

Young

Old

Young

Old

Young

Old

Young

Old

Humid coastal

19

29

35

58

9

10

7

7

Sub-humid high fertility

11

16

21

37

6

8

3

4

Sub-humid low fertility

7

11

9

17

3

3

1

1

Humid montane

25

22

45

50

9

11

5

5

Semi-arid high fertility

6

18

12

40

6

11

3

6

Semi-arid low fertility

8

11

15

27

5

6

3

3