Sherman old forest abundance (10 mm dbh and above)
This is a complete census of free-standing woody plants in 4.96 ha of forest
| genus | species | family | 1996 | 1997-98 | 1999 |
| Abarema | barbouriana | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Acalypha | diversifolia | Euphorbiaceae | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Alchornea | latifolia | Euphorbiaceae | 53 | 50 | 50 |
| Alchornea | sp.3 | Euphorbiaceae | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Alibertia | edulis | Rubiaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amaioua | corymbosa | Rubiaceae | 86 | 85 | 86 |
| Andira | inermis | Fabaceae:Papil. | 40 | 37 | 37 |
| Annona | spraguei | Annonaceae | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Apeiba | aspera | Tiliaceae | 42 | 35 | 33 |
| Apeiba | tibourbou | Tiliaceae | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Aphelandra | sinclairiana | Acanthaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ardisia | bartlettii | Myrsinaceae | 48 | 48 | 49 |
| Ardisia | fendleri | Myrsinaceae | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ardisia | guianensis | Myrsinaceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ardisia | sp.5 | Myrsinaceae | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Ardisia | sp.6 | Myrsinaceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspidosperma | spruceanum | Apocynaceae | 303 | 304 | 308 |
| Aulomyrcia | zetekiana | Myrtaceae | 49 | 48 | 47 |
| Bactris | barronis | Arecaceae | 36 | 38 | 37 |
| Bactris | coloniata | Arecaceae | 118 | 107 | 97 |
| Bactris | coloradonis | Arecaceae | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| Bactris | major | Arecaceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bactris | panamensis | Arecaceae | 36 | 33 | 29 |
| Beilschmiedia | pendula | Lauraceae | 58 | 56 | 58 |
| Brosimum | guianense | Moraceae | 157 | 159 | 162 |
| Brosimum | utile | Moraceae | 308 | 307 | 311 |
| Byrsonima | spicata | Malpighiaceae | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Calophyllum | longifolium | Clusiaceae | 122 | 117 | 119 |
| Carapa | guianensis | Meliaceae | 113 | 108 | 110 |
| Casearia | arborea | Flacourtiaceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casearia | commersoniana | Flacourtiaceae | 51 | 49 | 51 |
| Casearia | sylvestris | Flacourtiaceae | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Cassipourea | elliptica | Rhizophoraceae | 40 | 39 | 40 |
| Cecropia | insignis | Cecropiaceae | 11 | 9 | 15 |
| Cecropia | obtusifolia | Cecropiaceae | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cecropia | peltata | Cecropiaceae | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Cespedesia | spathulata | Ochnaceae | 62 | 60 | 56 |
| Cestrum | megalophyllum | Solanaceae | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Chamguava | schippii | Myrtaceae | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Chrysophyllum | argenteum | Sapotaceae | 57 | 55 | 52 |
| Cinnamomum | cinnamomifolium | Lauraceae | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Clavija | costaricana | Theophrastaceae | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Clidemia | densiflora | Melastomataceae | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clidemia | sp.1 | Melastomataceae | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Coccoloba | manzinellensis | Polygonaceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coccoloba | padiformis | Polygonaceae | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Conostegia | bracteata | Melastomataceae | 45 | 41 | 43 |
| Conostegia | sp.1 | Melastomataceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordia | bicolor | Boraginaceae | 41 | 40 | 36 |
| Cremastosperma | panamense | Annonaceae | 136 | 133 | 138 |
| Crossopetalum | parviflorum | Celastraceae | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Cupania | scrobiculata | Sapindaceae | 319 | 302 | 317 |
| Cupania | sylvatica | Sapindaceae | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cyathea | petiolata | Cyatheaceae | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cymbopetalum | lanugipetalum | Annonaceae | 76 | 73 | 71 |
| Dendropanax | arboreus | Araliaceae | 445 | 435 | 425 |
| Desmopsis | panamensis | Annonaceae | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Diospyros | artanthifolia | Ebenaceae | 50 | 49 | 49 |
| Discophora | guianensis | Icacinaceae | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| Dussia | sp.1 | Fabaceae:Papil. | 56 | 53 | 54 |
| Erythrina | costaricensis | Fabaceae:Papil. | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Erythroxylum | citrifolium | Erythroxylaceae | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Erythroxylum | macrophyllum | Erythroxylaceae | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Eugenia | coloradoensis | Myrtaceae | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Eugenia | sp.5 | Myrtaceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Eugenia | sp.6 | Myrtaceae | 73 | 71 | 73 |
| Euterpe | precatoria | Arecaceae | 144 | 136 | 133 |
| Faramea | luteovirens | Rubiaceae | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Faramea | multiflora | Rubiaceae | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Faramea | occidentalis | Rubiaceae | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Ficus | citrifolia | Moraceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ficus | insipida | Moraceae | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ficus | maxima | Moraceae | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ficus | nymphaeifolia | Moraceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ficus | sp.6 | Moraceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ficus | tonduzii | Moraceae | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Garcinia | madruno | Clusiaceae | 196 | 193 | 195 |
| Geonoma | congesta | Arecaceae | 567 | 545 | 537 |
| Geonoma | cuneata | Arecaceae | 247 | 233 | 231 |
| Geonoma | deversa | Arecaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Geonoma | interrupta | Arecaceae | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Grias | cauliflora | Lecythidaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guarea | 'fuzzy' | Meliaceae | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Guarea | 'sherman' | Meliaceae | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Guarea | grandifolia | Meliaceae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guarea | guidonia | Meliaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guatteria | amplifolia | Annonaceae | 52 | 48 | 45 |
| Guatteria | dumetorum | Annonaceae | 178 | 166 | 166 |
| Gustavia | fosteri | Lecythidaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gustavia | superba | Lecythidaceae | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Hampea | appendiculata | Malvaceae | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Heisteria | acuminata | Olacaceae | 173 | 171 | 179 |
| Heisteria | concinna | Olacaceae | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Henriettea | succosa | Melastomataceae | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Herrania | pulcherrima.aff | Sterculiaceae | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| Herrania | purpurea | Sterculiaceae | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Hirtella | racemosa | Chrysobalanaceae | 103 | 101 | 101 |
| Hirtella | triandra | Chrysobalanaceae | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Humiriastrum | diguense | Humiriaceae | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Hymenolobium | mesoamericanum | Fabaceae:Papil. | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Inga | cocleensis | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 45 | 36 | 34 |
| Inga | goldmanii | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Inga | multijuga | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 38 | 35 | 37 |
| Inga | nobilis | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Inga | pezizifera | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 259 | 221 | 214 |
| Inga | sertulifera | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Inga | spectabilis | Fabaceae:Mimos. | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jacaranda | copaia | Bignoniaceae | 57 | 56 | 55 |
| Jacaratia | spinosa | Caricaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lacistema | aggregatum | Flacourtiaceae | 205 | 200 | 204 |
| Lacmellea | panamensis | Apocynaceae | 57 | 54 | 52 |
| Laetia | procera | Flacourtiaceae | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Leandra | granatensis | Melastomataceae | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Licania | hypoleuca | Chrysobalanaceae | 78 | 78 | 80 |
| Lonchocarpus | heptaphyllus | Fabaceae:Papil. | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Lozania | pittieri | Flacourtiaceae | 120 | 100 | 102 |
| Manilkara | bidentata | Sapotaceae | 245 | 250 | 258 |
| Maquira | guianensis | Moraceae | 87 | 76 | 80 |
| Maranthes | panamensis | Chrysobalanaceae | 159 | 155 | 161 |
| Marila | laxiflora | Clusiaceae | 473 | 458 | 471 |
| Matayba | apetala | Sapindaceae | 166 | 159 | 166 |
| Maytenus | schippii | Celastraceae | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Meliosma | glabrata | Sabiaceae | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Miconia | affinis | Melastomataceae | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Miconia | elata | Melastomataceae | 32 | 30 | 26 |
| Miconia | ligulata | Melastomataceae | 242 | 214 | 214 |
| Miconia | minutiflora | Melastomataceae | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Miconia | multispicata | Melastomataceae | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Miconia | nervosa | Melastomataceae | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Miconia | prasina | Melastomataceae | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miconia | serrulata | Melastomataceae | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Miconia | simplex | Melastomataceae | 225 | 219 | 223 |
| Miconia | sp.3 | Melastomataceae | 73 | 71 | 69 |
| Miconia | sp.5 | Melastomataceae | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mollinedia | darienensis | Monimiaceae | 159 | 153 | 159 |
| Mortoniodendron | anisophyllum | Tiliaceae | 56 | 51 | 50 |
| Mosannona | garwoodii | Annonaceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mouriri | myrtilloides | Melastomataceae | 42 | 41 | 43 |
| Myrcia | gatunensis | Myrtaceae | 79 | 77 | 79 |
| Myrciaria | sp.2 | Myrtaceae | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Nectandra | purpurea | Lauraceae | 134 | 122 | 130 |
| Neea | amplifolia | Nyctaginaceae | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Neea | delicatula | Nyctaginaceae | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ochroma | pyramidale | Bombacaceae | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ocotea | dendrodaphne | Lauraceae | 139 | 124 | 116 |
| Ocotea | insularis | Lauraceae | 67 | 66 | 67 |
| Ocotea | puberula | Lauraceae | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ocotea | sp.5 | Lauraceae | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ocotea | whitei | Lauraceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oenocarpus | mapora | Arecaceae | 256 | 251 | 249 |
| Ormosia | coccinea | Fabaceae:Papil. | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Ouratea | prominens | Ochnaceae | 39 | 38 | 37 |
| Oxandra | longipetala | Annonaceae | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Palicourea | guianensis | Rubiaceae | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Pentagonia | macrophylla | Rubiaceae | 38 | 34 | 32 |
| Pera | arborea | Euphorbiaceae | 137 | 133 | 136 |
| Perebea | xanthochyma | Moraceae | 743 | 709 | 707 |
| Phyllanthus | acuminatus | Euphorbiaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Picramnia | latifolia | Picramniaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Piper | aequale | Piperaceae | 66 | 58 | 56 |
| Piper | arboreum | Piperaceae | 28 | 15 | 12 |
| Piper | augustum | Piperaceae | 25 | 24 | 21 |
| Piper | colonense | Piperaceae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Piper | cordulatum | Piperaceae | 16 | 15 | 20 |
| Piper | sp.5 | Piperaceae | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Posoqueria | latifolia | Rubiaceae | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Poulsenia | armata | Moraceae | 31 | 23 | 22 |
| Pourouma | bicolor | Cecropiaceae | 102 | 97 | 94 |
| Pouteria | reticulata | Sapotaceae | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Pouteria | sp.4 | Sapotaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prestoea | decurrens | Arecaceae | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| Protium | glabrum | Burseraceae | 55 | 46 | 42 |
| Protium | panamense | Burseraceae | 1063 | 1028 | 1046 |
| Protium | tenuifolium | Burseraceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pseudolmedia | spuria | Moraceae | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Psychotria | chagrensis | Rubiaceae | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Psychotria | deflexa | Rubiaceae | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Psychotria | elata | Rubiaceae | 34 | 29 | 26 |
| Psychotria | erecta | Rubiaceae | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Psychotria | poeppigiana | Rubiaceae | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Psychotria | suerrensis | Rubiaceae | 202 | 176 | 184 |
| Pterocarpus | rohrii | Fabaceae:Papil. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiina | schippii | Quiinaceae | 79 | 76 | 78 |
| Randia | armata | Rubiaceae | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sapium | 'broadleaf' | Euphorbiaceae | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Saurauia | yasicae | Actinidiaceae | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Schefflera | morototoni | Araliaceae | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Simarouba | amara | Simaroubaceae | 107 | 102 | 95 |
| Siparuna | pauciflora | Monimiaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sloanea | meianthera | Elaeocarpaceae | 123 | 116 | 116 |
| Sloanea | terniflora | Elaeocarpaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Socratea | exorrhiza | Arecaceae | 566 | 536 | 564 |
| Sorocea | affinis | Moraceae | 36 | 30 | 30 |
| Spondias | radlkoferi | Anacardiaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swartzia | simplex_var.grandiflora | Fabaceae:Papil. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swartzia | simplex_var.ochnacea | Fabaceae:Papil. | 258 | 248 | 253 |
| Symphonia | globulifera | Clusiaceae | 122 | 125 | 129 |
| Synechanthus | warscewiczianus | Arecaceae | 403 | 384 | 357 |
| Tabernaemontana | arborea | Apocynaceae | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tachigali | versicolor | Fabaceae:Caesal. | 443 | 436 | 459 |
| Tapirira | guianensis | Anacardiaceae | 571 | 545 | 558 |
| Terminalia | amazonia | Combretaceae | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tetrorchidium | gorgonae | Euphorbiaceae | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| Theobroma | bernoullii | Sterculiaceae | 127 | 125 | 124 |
| Tocoyena | pittieri | Rubiaceae | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Tovomita | longifolia | Clusiaceae | 1253 | 1239 | 1256 |
| Tovomita | stylosa | Clusiaceae | 809 | 806 | 813 |
| Trattinnickia | aspera | Burseraceae | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Trichilia | tuberculata | Meliaceae | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Trichospermum | galeottii | Tiliaceae | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Turpinia | occidentalis | Staphyleaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unonopsis | panamensis | Annonaceae | 482 | 475 | 480 |
| Vantanea | depleta | Humiriaceae | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Virola | elongata | Myristicaceae | 213 | 214 | 222 |
| Virola | multiflora | Myristicaceae | 124 | 120 | 124 |
| Virola | sebifera | Myristicaceae | 213 | 223 | 233 |
| Virola | surinamensis | Myristicaceae | 33 | 31 | 34 |
| Vismia | baccifera | Clusiaceae | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Vismia | macrophylla | Clusiaceae | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Vochysia | ferruginea | Vochysiaceae | 121 | 115 | 115 |
| Xylopia | macrantha | Annonaceae | 298 | 290 | 297 |
| Zanthoxylum | acuminatum | Rutaceae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unidentified | species | NA | 7 | 2 | 6 |