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Table 6 Number of individuals (n), total plant density (PD, plants ha−1), total aboveground biomass (B, Mg ha−1), and total basal area (BA, m2 ha−1) of species in tropical forest fragments with different ages in Northeast Brazil

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

Family

Species

n

PD

B

BA

Humid coastal, evergreen (Igarassu), 20 years

Anacardiaceae

Tapirira guianensis Aubl.

6

15

6.3

0.7

Annonaceae

Xylopia frutescens Aubl.

6

15

0.4

0.1

Apocynaceae

Rauvolfia sp.

1

2.5

0.0

0.0

Araliaceae

Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire et al.

13

32.5

0.7

0.1

Bixaceae

Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng.

4

10

0.2

0.1

Boraginaceae

Cordia sellowiana Cham.

3

7.5

0.1

0.0

Lamiaceae

Aegiphila pernambucensis Moldenke

2

5

0.0

0.0

Lecythidaceae

Eschweilera ovata (Cambess.) Mart. ex Miers

29

72.5

2.4

0.5

 

Gustavia augusta L.

20

50

1.0

0.2

Leguminosae

Leguminosae unidentified 2

1

2.5

0.0

0.0

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J.F.Macbr.

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

Mimosoida*

Albizia polycephala (Benth.) Killip ex Record

34

85

2.6

0.5

 

Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.

10

25

7.7

0.9

 

Inga cf. ingoides (Rich.) Willd.

51

127.5

17.4

2.4

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Andira nitida Mart. ex Benth.

1

2.5

0.0

0.0

 

Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth

1

2.5

0.5

0.1

 

Machaerium hirtum (Vell.) Stellfeld

12

30

3.0

0.4

 

Swartzia pickelii Killip ex Ducke

3

7.5

0.1

0.0

Malpighiaceae

Byrsonima sericea DC.

3

7.5

0.4

0.1

Malvaceae

Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.

45

112.5

24.2

3.1

 

Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.

9

22.5

2.4

0.4

Melastomataceae

Miconia minutiflora (Bonpl.) DC.

6

15

0.3

0.1

 

Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC.

4

10

0.3

0.1

Moraceae

Brosimum discolor Schott

24

60

2.1

0.4

Myrtaceae

Eugenia sp. 8

3

7.5

0.5

0.1

 

Psidium guineense Sw.

3

7.5

0.8

0.1

Polygonaceae

Coccoloba mollis Casar.

46

115

12.3

1.8

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

Salicaceae

Casearia javitensis Kunth

2

5

0.1

0.0

 

Casearia sylvestris Sw.

20

50

2.6

0.5

Sapindaceae

Cupania impressinervia Acev.-Rodr.

13

32.5

2.0

0.3

 

Cupania oblongifolia Mart.

15

37.5

0.9

0.2

 

Talisia esculenta (A. St.-Hil) Radlk.

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

Urticaceae

Cecropia pachystachya Trécul

26

65

30.2

3.4

Unidentified

Unidentified 1

7

17.5

2.1

0.3

Humid coastal, evergreen (Igarassu), >40 years

Anacardiaceae

Tapirira guianensis Aubl.

46

115

66.9

6.9

 

Thyrsodium spruceanum Benth.

49

122.5

5.9

1.1

Annonaceae

Annonaceae unidentified

2

5

0.1

0.0

 

Guatteria schomburgkiana Mart.

12

30

10.0

1.2

 

Xylopia frutescens Aubl.

4

10

0.7

0.1

Apocynaceae

Himatanthus phagedaenicus (Mart.) Woodson

17

42.5

2.0

0.4

Araliaceae

Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire et al.

12

30

8.6

1.1

Bignoniaceae

Tabebuia sp.

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

Boraginaceae

Cordia superba Cham.

10

25

0.6

0.1

Burseraceae

Protium giganteum Engl.

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

 

Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand

8

20

0.6

0.1

Celastraceae

Maytenus distichophylla Mart. ex Reissek

8

20

1.3

0.2

 

Maytenus obtusifolia Mart.

2

5

0.3

0.1

Chrysobalanaceae

Couepia rufa Ducke

2

5

0.1

0.0

 

Licania sp.

3

7.5

0.1

0.0

Clusiaceae

Clusia nemorosa G.Mey.

4

10

1.2

0.2

Combretaceae

Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R.A.Howard

1

2.5

7.4

0.6

Erythroxylaceae

Erythroxylum mucronatum Benth.

9

22.5

0.3

0.1

Humiriaceae

Sacoglottis mattogrossensis Malme

14

35

9.0

1.1

Lauraceae

Ocotea glomerata (Nees) Mez

4

10

0.6

0.1

Lecythidaceae

Eschweilera ovata (Cambess.) Mart. ex Miers

122

305

16.1

2.7

 

Lecythis pisonis Cambess.

7

17.5

0.3

0.1

Leguminosae

Leguminosae unidentified 1

1

2.5

2.5

0.3

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J.F.Macbr.

38

95

18.9

2.3

 

Hymenaea courbaril L.

2

5

0.0

0.0

Mimosoida*

Abarema cochliacarpos (Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

6

15

0.4

0.1

 

Albizia pedicellaris (DC.) L.Rico

2

5

0.7

0.1

 

Inga cayennensis Sagot ex Benth.

1

2.5

0.0

0.0

 

Inga thibaudiana DC.

2

5

0.1

0.0

 

Inga sp.

3

7.5

0.4

0.1

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Andira nitida Mart. ex Benth.

5

12.5

0.9

0.1

 

Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth

11

27.5

4.9

0.7

Malpighiaceae

Byrsonima sericea DC.

12

30

4.9

0.6

Malvaceae

Eriotheca macrophylla (K.Schum.) A.Robyns

5

12.5

7.6

0.8

Melastomataceae

Henriettea succosa (Aubl.) DC.

2

5

0.1

0.0

 

Miconia pyrifolia Naudin

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

Moraceae

Brosimum discolor Schott

7

17.5

0.3

0.1

 

Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber

5

12.5

0.3

0.1

 

Sorocea hilarii Gaudich.

3

7.5

0.1

0.0

Myrtaceae

Calyptranthes brasiliensis Spreng.

10

25

1.1

0.2

 

Eugenia sp. 7

5

12.5

0.2

0.0

 

Myrcia bergiana O.Berg

2

5

0.3

0.1

 

Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC.

6

15

0.2

0.0

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira nitida (Mart. ex J.A.Schmidt) Lundell

15

37.5

1.4

0.3

 

Guapira opposita (Vell.) Reitz

10

25

1.3

0.2

Peraceae

Chaetocarpus myrsinites Baill.

2

5

0.2

0.0

 

Pera glabrata (Schott) Poepp. ex Baill.

31

77.5

25.9

3.1

 

Pogonophora schomburgkiana Miers ex Benth.

106

265

9.5

1.8

Polygonaceae

Coccoloba latifolia Lam.

3

7.5

0.3

0.1

 

Coccoloba mollis Casar.

16

40

5.5

0.7

Rubiaceae

Alseis pickelii Pilg. & Schmale

8

20

1.1

0.2

Salicaceae

Casearia javitensis Kunth

10

25

0.4

0.1

Sapindaceae

Cupania racemosa (Vell.) Radlk.

9

22.5

0.3

0.1

 

Sapindaceae unidentified

10

25

1.0

0.2

 

Talisia sp.

1

2.5

0.0

0.0

Sapotaceae

Pouteria sp.

1

2.5

0.1

0.0

Schoepfiaceae

Schoepfia brasiliensis A.DC.

3

7.5

0.2

0.0

Unidentified

Unidentified 2

11

27.5

3.3

0.5

Sub-humid, high fertility, deciduous, Caruaru, 21 years

Anacardiaceae

Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão

29

72.5

2.83

0.61

 

Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.

55

137.5

2.96

0.70

Boraginaceae

Cordia cf. trichotoma (Vell.) Arráb. ex Steud.

64

160

0.55

0.17

Burseraceae

Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillett

6

15

0.22

0.05

Capparaceae

Capparis jacobinae Moric. ex Eichler

5

12.5

0.05

0.01

 

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

6

15

0.14

0.04

Euphorbiaceae

Croton blanchetianus Baill.

236

590

3.56

0.98

 

Euphorbiaceae unidentified

2

5

0.06

0.01

 

Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill.

7

17.5

0.06

0.02

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Steud.

6

15

0.08

0.02

 

Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

105

262.5

2.01

0.53

 

Senna cf. spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

6

15

0.69

0.15

Mimosoida*

Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan

20

50

5.03

0.94

 

Mimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir.

47

117.5

0.63

0.18

 

Piptadenia cf. stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke

107

267.5

2.15

0.58

Malpighiaceae

Ptilochaeta bahiensis Turcz.

6

15

0.09

0.03

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira cf. laxa (Netto) Furlan

13

32.5

0.24

0.07

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

2

5

0.15

0.03

Rutaceae

Rutaceae sp.

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Verbenaceae

Lippia sp.

3

7.5

0.07

0.02

Unidentified

Unidentified 7

8

20

0.06

0.02

Sub-humid, high fertility, deciduous, Caruaru >50 years

Anacardiaceae

Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão

27

67.5

7.70

1.37

 

Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.

14

35

7.36

1.27

Bignoniaceae

Bignoniaceae unidentified

1

2.5

0.09

0.02

 

Jacaranda sp.

2

5

0.06

0.01

Boraginaceae

Cordia cf. trichotoma (Vell.) Arráb. ex Steud.

12

30

0.81

0.18

Burseraceae

Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillett

14

35

1.02

0.23

Capparaceae

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

8

20

0.21

0.06

 

Neocalyptrocalyx longifolium (Mart.) Cornejo & Iltis

1

2.5

0.08

0.02

Euphorbiaceae

Croton blanchetianus Baill.

159

397.5

2.98

0.81

 

Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth

35

87.5

0.66

0.18

 

Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill.

6

15

0.12

0.03

 

Manihot cf. dichotoma Ule

3

7.5

0.20

0.05

 

Sebastiania cf. jacobinensis (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.

8

20

0.58

0.13

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Steud.

29

72.5

0.64

0.17

 

Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

111

277.5

5.29

1.27

Mimosoida*

Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan

90

225

13.21

2.50

 

Chloroleucon cf. foliolosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis

32

80

1.74

0.41

 

Mimosa arenosa (Willd.) Poir.

3

7.5

0.10

0.03

 

Piptadenia cf. stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke

11

27.5

0.29

0.08

 

Senegalia polyphylla (DC.) Britton & Rose

3

7.5

0.05

0.01

 

Senegalia tenuifolia (L.) Britton & Rose

3

7.5

0.03

0.01

Malpighiaceae

Ptilochaeta bahiensis Turcz.

21

52.5

0.31

0.09

Malvaceae

Ceiba glaziovii (Kuntze) K.Schum.

4

10

3.81

0.59

 

Helicteres sp.

3

7.5

0.03

0.01

Myrtaceae

Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.

33

82.5

0.96

0.25

 

Eugenia sp. 1

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira cf. laxa (Netto) Furlan

1

2.5

0.04

0.01

Polygonaceae

Ruprechtia laxiflora Meisn.

1

2.5

0.02

0.00

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

5

12.5

0.35

0.08

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum cf. rhoifolium Lam.

3

7.5

0.61

0.11

Salicaceae

Casearia cf. luetzelburgii Sleumer

2

5

0.25

0.05

 

Casearia sp. 1

3

7.5

0.10

0.03

Sapindaceae

Allophylus quercifolius (Mart.) Radlk.

10

25

0.34

0.09

Unidentified

Unidentified 8

5

12.5

0.06

0.02

 

Unidentified 9

4

10

0.07

0.02

 

Unidentified 10

3

7.5

0.08

0.02

 

Unidentified 11

9

22.5

0.14

0.04

Sub-humid low fertility, deciduous, São João 10 years

Anacardiaceae

Spondias tuberosa Arruda

1

2.5

2.26

0.34

Burseraceae

Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillett

1

2.5

0.07

0.02

Euphorbiaceae

Sapium cf. glandulosum (L.) Morong

1

2.5

0.44

0.08

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

12

30

0.42

0.10

Mimosoida*

Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.

230

575

15.70

3.52

 

Senegalia sp. 2

10

25

0.56

0.13

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira cf. laxa (Netto) Furlan

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

3

7.5

0.49

0.09

Salicaceae

Casearia luetzelburgii Sleumer

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Sub-humid low fertility, deciduous, São João >50 years

Anacardiaceae

Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.

5

12.5

1.37

0.26

Burseraceae

Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillett

39

97.5

3.10

0.68

Capparaceae

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

6

15

0.25

0.06

Erythroxylaceae

Erythroxylum sp. 1

1

2.5

0.06

0.01

Euphorbiaceae

Sapium cf. glandulosum (L.) Morong

21

52.5

1.73

0.38

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.

396

990

16.40

3.96

 

Senegalia sp. 1

73

182.5

1.33

0.36

 

Senegalia sp. 2

86

215

1.48

0.41

Myrtaceae

Psidium rhombeum O.Berg

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira cf. laxa (Netto) Furlan

24

60

1.10

0.26

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

4

10

0.22

0.05

Rubiaceae

Guettarda angelica Mart. ex Müll.Arg.

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Verbenaceae

Lippia gracilis Schauer

50

125

0.84

0.23

Unidentified

Unidentified 3

5

12.5

0.13

0.03

 

Unidentified 4

5

12.5

0.06

0.02

 

Unidentified 5

3

7.5

0.05

0.01

 

Unidentified 6

1

2.5

0.08

0.02

Humid montane, evergreen, Triunfo, 20 years

Annonaceae

Annona leptopetala (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer

18

45

0.30

0.08

Apocynaceae

Aspidosperma sp.

53

132.5

1.35

0.33

Bignoniaceae

Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos

11

27.5

0.22

0.06

Boraginaceae

Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.

15

37.5

0.19

0.06

Capparaceae

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

2

5

0.02

0.01

Celastraceae

Maytenus obtusifolia Mart.

83

207.5

1.46

0.41

Ebenaceae

Diospyros inconstans Jacq.

20

50

0.24

0.07

Erythroxylaceae

Erythroxylum sp. 3

59

147.5

1.16

0.31

Euphorbiaceae

Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth

6

15

0.19

0.04

 

Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong

36

90

2.59

0.47

Lamiaceae

Vitex sp.

8

20

0.53

0.11

Lauraceae

Ocotea duckei Vattimo-Gil

3

7.5

0.10

0.02

Leguminosae

Leguminosae unidentified 3

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.

107

267.5

2.60

0.67

 

Hymenaea courbaril L.

33

82.5

0.87

0.22

 

Senna macranthera (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

4

10

0.14

0.03

Mimosoida*

Albizia cf. polycephala (Benth.) Killip ex Record

18

45

0.33

0.09

 

Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

 

Inga thibaudiana DC.

6

15

0.20

0.05

 

Piptadenia stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke

2

5

0.01

0.00

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Platymiscium floribundum Vogel

32

80

0.98

0.22

Malpighiaceae

Tetrapterys sp.

3

7.5

0.05

0.01

Malvaceae

Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.

7

17.5

0.90

0.15

Myrtaceae

Campomanesia aromatica (Aubl.) Griseb.

15

37.5

0.39

0.09

 

Campomanesia eugenioides (Cambess.) D.Legrand ex Landrum

9

22.5

0.15

0.04

 

Eugenia luschnathiana (O.Berg) Klotzsch ex B.D.Jacks

5

12.5

0.23

0.05

 

Myrcia multiflora (Lam.) DC.

3

7.5

0.23

0.05

 

Myrtaceae unidentified 4

5

12.5

0.04

0.01

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira laxa (Netto) Furlan

42

105

1.38

0.33

 

Guapira noxia (Netto) Lundell

9

22.5

0.10

0.03

 

Guapira opposita (Vell.) Reitz

16

40

0.68

0.14

Ochnaceae

Ouratea sp.

3

7.5

0.41

0.07

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnaceae unidentified

2

5

0.03

0.01

Rubiaceae

Chomelia sp.

3

7.5

0.10

0.02

 

Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum

57

142.5

0.76

0.22

 

Guettarda sericea Müll.Arg.

8

20

0.18

0.04

 

Tocoyena formosa (Cham. & Schltdl.) K.Schum.

11

27.5

0.14

0.04

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam

36

90

1.39

0.30

Salicaceae

Casearia sp. 3

3

7.5

0.05

0.01

Sapindaceae

Allophylus sp.

6

15

0.24

0.05

 

Cupania impressinervia Acev.-Rodr.

20

50

0.43

0.11

Schoepfiaceae

Schoepfia brasiliensis A.DC.

6

15

0.25

0.06

Styracaceae

Styrax cf. pohlii A.DC.

3

7.5

0.34

0.06

Verbenaceae

Lantana camara L.

6

15

0.06

0.02

Unidentified

Unidentified 12

16

40

0.49

0.11

Humid montane, evergreen, Triunfo, >80 years

Annonaceae

Annona leptopetala (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer

17

42.5

9.03

0.94

Apocynaceae

Aspidosperma sp.

21

52.5

34.57

3.32

Araliaceae

Aralia warmingiana (Marchal) J.Wen

1

2.5

1.07

0.13

Bignoniaceae

Bignoniaceae unidentified 2

6

15

1.84

0.26

 

Handroanthus sp.

14

35

29.38

2.96

Capparaceae

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

10

25

0.31

0.08

Celastraceae

Maytenus distichophylla Mart. ex Reissek

39

97.5

3.81

0.59

Erythroxylaceae

Erythroxylum sp. 3

2

5

0.30

0.06

 

Erythroxylum sp. 4

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

 

Erythroxylum subrotundum A.St.-Hil.

4

10

0.70

0.12

Euphorbiaceae

Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong

3

7.5

0.26

0.05

Leguminosae

Leguminosae unidentified 4

20

50

0.30

0.09

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia cf. forficata Link

4

10

2.60

0.33

 

Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.

6

15

5.36

0.62

 

Hymenaea courbaril L.

16

40

23.48

2.54

 

Senna sp.

2

5

0.14

0.03

Mimosoida*

Albizia cf. polycephala (Benth.) Killip ex Record

1

2.5

0.42

0.06

 

Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan

6

15

31.09

2.54

 

Parapiptadenia zehntneri (Harms) M.P.Lima & H.C.Lima

5

12.5

1.24

0.17

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C.Sm.

4

10

1.24

0.18

 

Machaerium sp.

1

2.5

2.51

0.25

 

Platymiscium floribundum Vogel

4

10

4.60

0.47

Malvaceae

Ceiba glaziovii (Kuntze) K.Schum.

6

15

32.29

2.44

Meliaceae

Trichilia emarginata (Turcz.) C.DC.

38

95

5.48

0.87

Myrtaceae

Campomanesia eugenioides (Cambess.) D.Legrand ex Landrum

2

5

3.87

0.36

 

Campomanesia sp. 1

9

22.5

8.07

0.89

 

Eugenia sp. 4

15

37.5

4.47

0.48

 

Eugenia sp. 5

20

50

2.29

0.42

 

Eugenia sp. 6

33

82.5

5.60

0.89

 

Myrcia multiflora (Lam.) DC.

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

 

Myrcia sp.

3

7.5

0.18

0.04

 

Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

2

5

0.03

0.01

 

Myrtaceae unidentified 5

6

15

0.42

0.08

 

Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel

3

7.5

0.65

0.11

 

Psidium sp.

2

5

0.43

0.07

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira opposita (Vell.) Reitz

20

50

0.99

0.36

Ochnaceae

Ouratea sp.

2

5

2.59

0.28

Polygonaceae

Coccoloba sp.

5

12.5

0.37

0.07

 

Ruprechtia laxiflora Meisn.

24

60

21.91

2.34

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

1

2.5

0.43

0.06

Rubiaceae

Randia armata (Sw.) DC.

24

60

1.00

0.21

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam

4

10

0.04

0.01

Salicaceae

Casearia sylvestris Sw.

7

17.5

0.55

0.10

 

Prockia crucis P.Browne ex L.

2

5

3.32

0.32

Sapindaceae

Allophyllus edulis (A.St.-Hil. et al.) Hieron. Ex Niederl.

36

90

1.25

0.29

 

Cupania impressinervia Acev.-Rodr.

12

30

2.82

0.34

 

Sapindaceae unidentified 2

3

7.5

3.30

0.40

Schoepfiaceae

Schoepfia brasiliensis A.DC.

14

35

2.48

0.38

Simaroubaceae

Picrasma crenata (Vell.) Engl.

13

32.5

0.65

0.14

Unidentified

Unidentified 13

13

32.5

13.62

1.56

Semi-arid, high fertility, deciduous, Serra Talhada, 15 years

Anacardiaceae

Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão

5

12.5

0.18

0.05

 

Spondias tuberosa Arruda

2

5

0.08

0.02

Apocynaceae

Aspidosperma pyrifolium Mart.

3

7.5

0.15

0.03

Capparaceae

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

4

10

0.13

0.03

Euphorbiaceae

Croton blanchetianus Baill.

45

112.5

1.13

0.29

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Steud.

34

85

1.60

0.39

 

Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

 

Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

10

25

0.82

0.18

Mimosoida*

Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan

5

12.5

0.13

0.04

 

Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.

245

612.5

19.33

4.16

 

Piptadenia stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke

2

5

0.03

0.01

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

4

10

0.30

0.07

Semi-arid, high fertility, deciduous, Serra Talhada, >50 years

Anacardiaceae

Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão

6

15

2.23

0.41

 

Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.

4

10

6.31

0.96

 

Spondias tuberosa Arruda

1

2.5

2.75

0.41

Annonaceae

Annona leptopetala (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer

68

170

1.89

0.47

Apocynaceae

Aspidosperma pyrifolium Mart.

6

15

0.74

0.15

Bignoniaceae

Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos

3

7.5

0.64

0.12

Burseraceae

Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillett

13

32.5

17.81

2.57

Capparaceae

Colicodendron yco Mart.

2

5

0.10

0.02

 

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

4

10

0.07

0.02

Celastraceae

Maytenus sp.

3

7.5

0.11

0.03

Chrysobalanaceae

Licania rigida Benth.

2

5

0.04

0.01

Combretaceae

Combretum monetaria Mart.

26

65

0.75

0.19

Erythroxylaceae

Erythroxylum caatingae Plowman

2

5

1.33

0.22

Euphorbiaceae

Croton blanchetianus Baill.

68

170

2.65

0.65

 

Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth

53

132.5

1.12

0.29

 

Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill.

8

20

0.22

0.06

 

Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii (Müll.Arg.) Allem

44

110

1.80

0.43

 

Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong

7

17.5

0.29

0.07

 

Sebastiania macrocarpa Müll.Arg.

16

40

0.76

0.17

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Steud.

46

115

0.83

0.23

 

Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

1

2.5

0.17

0.04

 

Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P.Queiroz

57

142.5

5.66

1.15

 

Senna macranthera (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Mimosoida*

Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan

28

70

4.55

0.79

 

Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis

3

7.5

0.20

0.05

 

Mimosa ophtalmocentra Mart. ex Benth

3

7.5

0.61

0.12

 

Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.

11

27.5

3.06

0.57

 

Parapiptadenia zehntneri (Harms) M.P.Lima & H.C.Lima

13

32.5

1.76

0.35

 

Piptadenia stipulacea (Benth.) Ducke

12

30

1.17

0.25

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C.Sm.

4

10

2.22

0.37

Malvaceae

Pseudobombax marginatum (A.St.-Hil.) A. Robyns

19

47.5

1.65

0.34

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

3

7.5

3.04

0.45

Rubiaceae

Guettarda angelica Mart. ex Müll.Arg.

3

7.5

0.05

0.01

Salicaceae

Prockia crucis P.Browne ex L.

15

37.5

0.40

0.10

Sapindaceae

Allophylus quercifolius (Mart.) Radlk.

2

5

0.03

0.01

Sapotaceae

Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn.

2

5

0.14

0.03

Unidentified

Unidentified 16

6

15

0.58

0.12

 

Unidentified 17

4

10

0.05

0.02

 

Unidentified 18

5

12.5

0.19

0.05

 

Unidentified 19

7

17.5

0.08

0.02

Semi-arid, low fertility, deciduous, Araripe, 20 years

Annonaceae

Annona leptopetala (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer

54

135

1.48

0.38

Euphorbiaceae

Croton cf. hemiargyreus Müll.Arg.

18

45

1.53

0.32

 

Manihot glaziovii Muell. Arg.

5

12.5

0.32

0.08

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Senna sp.

31

77.5

0.41

0.12

Mimosoida*

Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis

3

7.5

0.14

0.03

 

Senegalia langsdorffii (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger

103

257.5

14.40

2.85

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Bowdichia cf. virgilioides Kunth

3

7.5

0.09

0.02

 

Swartzia psilonema Harms

3

7.5

0.05

0.01

Myrtaceae

Myrtaceae unidentified

4

10

0.12

0.03

Nyctaginaceae

Pisonia sp.

27

67.5

1.11

0.25

Rhamnaceae

Colubrina cordifolia Reissek

45

112.5

0.96

0.25

Rutaceae

Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes

21

52.5

0.81

0.18

 

Zanthoxylum hamadryadicum Pirani

5

12.5

0.19

0.05

Sapotaceae

Chrysophyllum sp.

2

5

0.03

0.01

Unidentified

Unidentified 20

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Semi-arid, low fertility, deciduous, Araripe, >40 years

Annonaceae

Annona leptopetala (R.E.Fr.) H.Rainer

24

60

0.41

0.11

Apocynaceae

Aspidosperma sp.

4

10

0.42

0.09

Bignoniaceae

Jacaranda jasminoides (Thunb.) Sandwith

1

2.5

0.02

0.01

Erythroxylaceae

Erythroxylum sp. 2

7

17.5

0.39

0.09

Euphorbiaceae

Croton cf. hemiargyreus Müll.Arg.

10

25

0.26

0.07

Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae

Bauhinia acuruana Moric.

29

72.5

0.33

0.10

 

Senna sp.

7

17.5

0.07

0.02

Mimosoida*

Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis

1

2.5

0.06

0.02

 

Senegalia langsdorffii (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger

116

290

11.23

2.36

Leguminosae-Papilionoideae

Bowdichia cf. virgilioides Kunth

1

2.5

0.02

0.00

 

Swartzia psilonema Harms

2

5

0.08

0.02

Myrtaceae

Campomanesia sp. 2

4

10

0.14

0.03

 

Campomanesia sp. 3

1

2.5

0.13

0.03

 

Eugenia sp. 2

1

2.5

0.07

0.02

 

Eugenia sp. 3

8

20

0.15

0.04

 

Myrtaceae unidentified 2

9

22.5

0.45

0.11

 

Myrtaceae unidentified 3

7

17.5

0.50

0.11

Nyctaginaceae

Pisonia sp.

8

20

0.42

0.10

Rhamnaceae

Colubrina cordifolia Reissek

11

27.5

0.30

0.08

Rutaceae

Metrodorea mollis Taub.

47

117.5

8.17

1.62

 

Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes

183

457.5

23.38

4.89

 

Zanthoxylum hamadryadicum Pirani

3

7.5

0.02

0.01

 

Zanthroxyllum sp.

1

2.5

0.01

0.00

Salicaceae

Casearia sp. 2

3

7.5

0.02

0.01

Unidentified

Unidentified 21

3

7.5

0.04

0.01

 

Unidentified 22

6

15

0.28

0.07

 

Unidentified 23

29

72.5

1.69

0.39

  1. *Former Mimosoideae sub-family