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Table 3 List of tree species classified in order of abundance for each group

From: Predicting the dynamics of a native Araucaria forest using a distance-independent individual tree-growth model

Scientific name

Family

\( \overline{\Delta d} \)

Maxa DBH

N · ha–1a

Group 1 – Understory

Coussarea contracta (Walp.) Müll.Arg.

Rubiaceae

0.215

30.56

16.6

Myrcia hebepetala DC.

Myrtaceae

0.199

31.26

8.52

Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

Myrtaceae

0.133

25.78

6.12

Allophylus edulis (A.St.-Hil. et al.) Hieron. ex Niederl.

Sapindaceae

0.146

24.67

4.56

Curitiba prismatica (D.Legrand) Salywon & Landrum

Myrtaceae

0.192

31.19

3.88

Picrasma crenata (Vell.) Eichler

Simaroubaceae

0.224

29.06

2.08

Casearia lasiophylla Eichler

Salicaceae

0.182

23.11

1.24

Myrciaria delicatula (DC.) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

0.207

31.67

1.20

Allophylus petiolulatus Radlk.

Sapindaceae

0.189

19.10

0.96

Xylosma ciliatifolia (Clos) Eichler

Salicaceae

0.120

17.92

0.72

Banara tomentosa Clos

Salicaceae

0.087

16.23

0.24

Myrciaria tenella (DC.) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

-

10.82

0.24

Sebastiania commersoniana (Baill.) L.B.Sm. & Downs

Euphorbiaceae

0.120

21.17

0.20

Solanum sanctaecatharinae Dunal

Solanaceae

0.212

17.09

0.20

Maytenus officinalis Mabb.

Celastraceae

0.187

21.33

0.20

Picramnia parvifolia Engl.

Picramniaceae

0.246

18.62

0.20

Eugenia uniflora L.

Myrtaceae

0.148

14.16

0.16

Eugenia pluriflora DC.

Myrtaceae

0.075

15.92

0.12

Annona sylvatica A.St.-Hil.

Annonaceae

0.126

16.23

0.08

Solanum bullatum Vell.

Solanaceae

0.228

17.63

0.08

Myrcia lajeana D.Legrand

Myrtaceae

0.100

15.28

0.08

Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC.

Myrtaceae

0.111

19.58

0.08

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck.

Rutaceae

0.147

12.10

0.08

Campomanesia guazumifolia (Cambess.) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

0.129

19.89

0.08

Myrceugenia miersiana (Gardner) D.Legrand & Kausel

Myrtaceae

0.177

11.94

0.04

Casearia gossypiosperma Briq.

Salicaceae

0.191

15.66

0.04

Strychnos brasiliensis (Spreng.) Mart.

Loganiaceae

0.120

12.10

0.04

Actinostemon concolor (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

-

10.50

0.04

Baccharis semisserata DC.

Asteraceae

-

13.20

0.04

Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

-

10.12

0.04

Cordyline spectabilis Kunth & Bouché

Asparagaceae

-

12.09

0.04

Gomidesia affinis (Cambess.) D. Legrand

Myrtaceae

-

11.36

0.04

Trichilia elegans A.Juss.

Meliaceae

 

10.34

0.04

Group 2 - Subcanopy

Ocotea odorifera (Vell.) Rohwer

Lauraceae

0.141

56.34

49.84

Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.

Aquifoliaceae

0.199

43.77

47.40

Casearia decandra Jacq.

Salicaceae

0.181

45.96

28.24

Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman

Arecaceae

0.092

36.29

16.88

Myrsine umbellata Mart.

Myrsinaceae

0.132

35.97

15.36

Casearia sylvestris Sw.

Salicaceae

0.275

34.06

11.2

Ilex theezans Mart. ex Reissek

Aquifoliaceae

0.118

40.11

9.68

Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb.

Rosaceae

0.176

37.91

8.92

Dalbergia brasiliensis Vogel

Fabaceae

0.141

38.04

8.48

Eugenia involucrata DC.

Myrtaceae

0.217

37.72

5.68

Myrciaria floribunda (H.West ex Willd.) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

0.150

35.01

5.28

Casearia obliqua Spreng.

Salicaceae

0.206

61.43

5.12

Chrysophyllum gonocarpum (Mart. & Eichler) Engl.

Sapotaceae

0.234

36.92

3.52

Jacaranda micrantha Cham.

Bignoniaceae

0.172

39.31

3.12

Machaerium stipitatum (DC.) Vogel

Fabaceae

0.179

42.88

2.64

Drimys brasiliensis Miers

Winteraceae

0.191

40.43

2.12

Cupania vernalis Cambess.

Sapindaceae

0.169

40.27

1.80

Inga virescens Benth.

Fabaceae

0.259

33.96

1.48

Ilex dumosa Reissek

Aquifoliaceae

0.127

27.76

1.12

Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk.

Sapotaceae

0.251

26.74

1.08

Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong

Euphorbiaceae

0.106

27.53

0.96

Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil.

Lythraceae

0.191

40.74

0.84

Rudgea jasminoides (Cham.) Müll.Arg.

   

0.76

Cassia leptophylla Vogel

Fabaceae

0.146

31.04

0.72

Zanthoxylum kleinii (R.S.Cowan) P.G.Waterman

Rutaceae

0.208

31.96

0.44

Ilex brevicuspis Reissek

Aquifoliaceae

0.193

29.98

0.36

Ficus enormis Mart. ex Miq.

Moraceae

0.123

28.97

0.20

Aegiphila integrifolia (Jacq.) B.D.Jackson

Lamiaceae

0.193

25.46

0.16

Vitex megapotamica (Spreng.) Moldenke

Lamiaceae

0.103

32.31

0.08

Erythroxylum deciduum A.St.-Hil.

Erythroxylaceae

0.212

25.62

0.04

Maytenus grandiflora Reissek

Celastraceae

0.159

27.06

0.04

Handroanthus albus (Cham.) Mattos

Bignoniaceae

0.014

33.42

0.04

Drimys angustifolia Miers

Winteraceae

-

10.18

0.04

Myrsine guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze

Myrsinaceae

-

10.12

0.04

Ocotea pulchella (Nees & Mart.) Mez

Lauraceae

-

14.00

0.04

Randia ferox DC.

Rubiaceae

-

12.25

0.04

Symplocos tenuifolia Brand

Symplocaceae

-

11.87

0.04

Symplocos uniflora (Pohl) Benth.

Symplocaceae

-

19.19

0.04

Group 3 – Upp. canopy shade tolerant

Nectandra grandiflora Nees

Lauraceae

0.213

64.14

32.64

Nectandra megapotamica (Spreng.) Mez

Lauraceae

0.232

73.53

15.72

Matayba elaeagnoides Radlk.

Sapindaceae

0.180

61.02

14.68

Cinnamodendron dinisii Schwacke

Canellaceae

0.177

55.70

11.60

Clethra scabra Pers.

Clethraceae

0.246

54.75

4.04

Sloanea hirsuta (Schott) Planch. ex Benth.

Elaeocarpaceae

0.179

59.84

4.00

Styrax leprosus Hook. & Arn.

Styracaceae

0.263

47.75

3.80

Vernonanthura petiolaris (DC.) H.Rob.

Asteraceae

0.258

46.31

1.60

Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel

Myrtaceae

0.282

33.42

1.56

Ocotea corymbosa (Meisn.) Mez

Lauraceae

0.214

48.06

1.16

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam.

Rutaceae

0.185

46.63

1.00

Lithrea molleoides (Vell.) Engl.

Anacardiaceae

0.183

73.53

0.84

Roupala montana Aubl.

Proteaceae

0.198

49.66

0.80

Persea major L.E.Kopp

Lauraceae

0.217

49.97

0.64

Luehea divaricata Mart.

Malvaceae

0.174

38.67

0.48

Cinnamomum amoenum (Nees & Mart.) Kosterm.

Lauraceae

0.225

40.43

0.28

Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Myrsinaceae

0.103

36.35

0.20

Lamanonia ternata Vell.

Cunoniaceae

0.155

43.93

0.20

Quillaja brasiliensis (A.St.-Hil. & Tul.) Mart.

Quillajaceae

0.175

42.97

0.20

Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.

Myrtaceae

0.228

43.61

0.12

Group 4 – Upper canopy light demanding

Cedrela fissilis Vell.

Meliaceae

0.348

82.60

14.52

Ocotea puberula (Rich.) Nees

Lauraceae

0.299

86.58

12.60

Ocotea diospyrifolia (Meisn.) Mez

Lauraceae

0.271

69.07

8.88

Campomanesia xanthocarpa (Mart.) O.Berg

Myrtaceae

0.290

49.66

5.84

Cinnamomum sellowianum (Nees & Mart. ex Nees) Kosterm.

Lauraceae

0.288

53.00

2.12

Diatenopteryx sorbifolia Radlk.

Sapindaceae

0.358

52.20

1.56

Laplacea fruticosa (Schrad.) Kobuski

Theaceae

0.310

49.34

1.08

Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire et al.

Araliaceae

0.385

46.95

0.88

Parapiptadenia rigida (Benth.) Brenan

Fabaceae

0.481

84.13

0.80

Ocotea indecora (Schott) Mez

Lauraceae

0.295

34.85

0.60

Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart.

Meliaceae

0.361

52.84

0.52

Cryptocarya aschersoniana Mez

Lauraceae

0.366

54.62

0.32

Cedrela lilloi C.DC.

Meliaceae

1.000

35.97

0.04

Group 5 - Pioneers

Psychotria vellosiana Benth.

Rubiaceae

0.483

52.52

4.40

Vernonanthura discolor (Spreng.) H.Rob.

Asteraceae

0.369

34.38

1.36

Piptocarpha angustifolia Dusén

Asteraceae

0.504

42.34

1.32

Piptocarpha axillaris (Less.) Baker

Asteraceae

0.456

31.19

0.48

Albizia edwallii (Hoehne) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Fabaceae

0.341

21.20

0.28

Mimosa scabrella Benth.

Fabaceae

0.504

45.55

0.20

Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan

Fabaceae

0.619

110.45

0.20

Rudgea jasminoides (Cham.) Müll.Arg.

Rubiaceae

0.305

21.65

0.16

Cinnamomum glaziovii (Mez) Kosterm.

Lauraceae

0.491

23.24

0.04

Sorocea bonplandii (Baill.) W.C.Burger et al.

Moraceae

0.364

12.73

0.04

Ormosia arborea (Vell.) Harms

Fabaceae

0.389

16.36

0.04

Solanum pseudoquina A.St.-Hil.

Solanaceae

0.470

14.26

0.04

Symplocos tetrandra Mart. ex Miq.

Symplocaceae

0.382

18.62

0.04

Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus Hassl.

Fabaceae

0.619

22.60

0.04

Group 6 - Emergents

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze

Araucariaceae

0.417

121.44

41.32

Ocotea porosa (Nees & Mart.) Barroso

Lauraceae

0.376

155.97

18.76

  1. \( \overline{\Delta d} \) = mean diameter increment (cm · yr–1), Max. DBH = largest stem (DBH) recorded for each tree species
  2. aData collected in 2011, hyphen (-) on diameter increment column indicates that the tree species recruited in 2011, and therefore growth data is not available