Table 3 Plant species, family, ecosystem, functional type, occurrence and measured specific leaf weights (SLW) of the 8 tropical plant species investigated from várzea (v) and igapó (i)
Plant species | SLW [g m-2] | Family | Ecosystem1 | Functional Type2 | Countries of occurence3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garcinia macrophylla (Mart.) Planch. & Triana | 142 (i)” | Clusiaceae | a, b*, c, d, i | evergreen | Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, United States, South-East Asia |
Hevea spruceana (Benth.) Müll.Arg. | 24 (v)’27 (i)’43 (i)” | Euphorbiaceae | a*, b*, d | deciduous/brevi -deciduous | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru |
Hura crepitans L. | 45 (v)” | Euphorbiaceae | a*, c, i | brevi | Netherlands Antilles, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, El Salvador, Togo, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Chinese Taipei, Tanzania, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam |
Laetia corymbulosa Spruce ex Benth. | 58 (v)’ | Flacourtiaceae | a* | brevi-deciduous | Bolovia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú |
Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk. | 68 (v)” | Sapotaceae | a*, c, d, e, f, g, h | evergreen | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, United States, Venezuela |
Pseudobombax munguba (Mart. & Zucc.) Dugand | 65 (v)” | Malvaceae | a*, b, d | deciduous | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
Salix martiana (Leyb) | 23 (v)’ | Salicaceae | a* | evergreen | Peru, Brazil |
Vatairea guianensis Aubl. | 36 (i)’26 (v)’ | Fabaceae | a*, b*, c, d, e | deciduous | Brazil, Colombia, French, Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela |