CTFS Forest Dynamics Plots

Sherman old forest basal area (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.	0.1039	0.1094	0.1189
Acalypha	diversifolia	Euphorbiaceae	0.0048	0.0027	0.0026
Alchornea	latifolia	Euphorbiaceae	0.266	0.2554	0.2626
Alchornea	sp.3	Euphorbiaceae	0.4556	0.4731	0.4788
Alibertia	edulis	Rubiaceae	0.0003	0.0002	0.0002
Amaioua	corymbosa	Rubiaceae	0.1915	0.1946	0.1965
Andira	inermis	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.3568	0.3693	0.3776
Annona	spraguei	Annonaceae	0.0679	0.0683	0
Apeiba	aspera	Tiliaceae	1.7507	1.7774	1.8125
Apeiba	tibourbou	Tiliaceae	0.076	0.0773	0.0762
Aphelandra	sinclairiana	Acanthaceae	0.001	0.0006	0.0006
Ardisia	bartlettii	Myrsinaceae	0.0146	0.0161	0.0172
Ardisia	fendleri	Myrsinaceae	0.0019	0.0018	0.0026
Ardisia	guianensis	Myrsinaceae	0.0005	0	0
Ardisia	sp.5	Myrsinaceae	0.0799	0.0742	0.0767
Ardisia	sp.6	Myrsinaceae	0.0002	0	0
Aspidosperma	spruceanum	Apocynaceae	9.4703	9.7801	10.0457
Aulomyrcia	zetekiana	Myrtaceae	0.0138	0.0134	0.014
Bactris	barronis	Arecaceae	0.0448	0.0866	0.0746
Bactris	coloniata	Arecaceae	0.1887	0.16	0.1301
Bactris	coloradonis	Arecaceae	0.0408	0.0641	0.0604
Bactris	major	Arecaceae	0.0013	0.0013	0.0014
Bactris	panamensis	Arecaceae	0.0203	0.0184	0.017
Beilschmiedia	pendula	Lauraceae	0.5102	0.534	0.5529
Brosimum	guianense	Moraceae	0.972	1.0102	1.0006
Brosimum	utile	Moraceae	23.3708	23.8588	23.984
Byrsonima	spicata	Malpighiaceae	0.0721	0.0823	0.0906
Calophyllum	longifolium	Clusiaceae	6.4201	6.8763	7.0081
Carapa	guianensis	Meliaceae	2.0546	2.051	2.0996
Casearia	arborea	Flacourtiaceae	0.0009	0	0
Casearia	commersoniana	Flacourtiaceae	0.2329	0.218	0.2271
Casearia	sylvestris	Flacourtiaceae	0.1958	0.1468	0.1464
Cassipourea	elliptica	Rhizophoraceae	0.3054	0.2285	0.2324
Cecropia	insignis	Cecropiaceae	0.2727	0.2887	0.3014
Cecropia	obtusifolia	Cecropiaceae	0	0	0.004
Cecropia	peltata	Cecropiaceae	0.0004	0.0003	0.0013
Cespedesia	spathulata	Ochnaceae	1.1681	1.1111	0.9214
Cestrum	megalophyllum	Solanaceae	0.002	0.0014	0.0018
Chamguava	schippii	Myrtaceae	0.0045	0.0025	0.0028
Chrysophyllum	argenteum	Sapotaceae	0.2376	0.2297	0.2311
Cinnamomum	cinnamomifolium	Lauraceae	0.0222	0.0236	0.0252
Clavija	costaricana	Theophrastaceae	0.006	0.0065	0.0067
Clidemia	densiflora	Melastomataceae	0.0002	0.0002	0
Clidemia	sp.1	Melastomataceae	0	0.0001	0.0002
Coccoloba	manzinellensis	Polygonaceae	0.0033	0.005	0.0042
Coccoloba	padiformis	Polygonaceae	0.0177	0.0323	0.0313
Conostegia	bracteata	Melastomataceae	0.0182	0.016	0.0169
Conostegia	sp.1	Melastomataceae	0.0002	0	0
Cordia	bicolor	Boraginaceae	1.2004	1.2245	1.1225
Cremastosperma	panamense	Annonaceae	0.0616	0.0642	0.0666
Crossopetalum	parviflorum	Celastraceae	0.011	0.0099	0.0115
Cupania	scrobiculata	Sapindaceae	0.5436	0.5314	0.5472
Cupania	sylvatica	Sapindaceae	0	0.0003	0.0003
Cyathea	petiolata	Cyatheaceae	0.0006	0.0019	0.0021
Cymbopetalum	lanugipetalum	Annonaceae	0.0284	0.0282	0.029
Dendropanax	arboreus	Araliaceae	2.8191	2.7858	2.7945
Desmopsis	panamensis	Annonaceae	0.0166	0.0178	0.017
Diospyros	artanthifolia	Ebenaceae	0.1941	0.1977	0.1723
Discophora	guianensis	Icacinaceae	0.0123	0.015	0.0154
Dussia	sp.1	Fabaceae:Papil.	4.5284	4.7425	4.8505
Erythrina	costaricensis	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.0191	0.0207	0.0183
Erythroxylum	citrifolium	Erythroxylaceae	0.0174	0.0187	0.0182
Erythroxylum	macrophyllum	Erythroxylaceae	0.0117	0.0117	0.0117
Eugenia	coloradoensis	Myrtaceae	0.0121	0.0078	0.008
Eugenia	sp.5	Myrtaceae	0.0428	0.0428	0.0452
Eugenia	sp.6	Myrtaceae	0.1655	0.1461	0.1498
Euterpe	precatoria	Arecaceae	0.5229	0.4893	0.4859
Faramea	luteovirens	Rubiaceae	0.0021	0.0023	0.0024
Faramea	multiflora	Rubiaceae	0.0012	0.0017	0.0017
Faramea	occidentalis	Rubiaceae	0.06	0.0351	0.033
Ficus	citrifolia	Moraceae	0.0003	0	0
Ficus	insipida	Moraceae	0	0	0.0003
Ficus	maxima	Moraceae	0.0162	0.0159	0.0165
Ficus	nymphaeifolia	Moraceae	0.0003	0.0005	0.0005
Ficus	sp.6	Moraceae	0.0002	0	0
Ficus	tonduzii	Moraceae	0.1191	0.0455	0.046
Garcinia	madruno	Clusiaceae	1.4548	1.4487	1.426
Geonoma	congesta	Arecaceae	0.393	0.5111	0.5147
Geonoma	cuneata	Arecaceae	0.1695	0.1665	0.1704
Geonoma	deversa	Arecaceae	0.0012	0.0013	0.0013
Geonoma	interrupta	Arecaceae	0.012	0.0083	0.0085
Grias	cauliflora	Lecythidaceae	0.0018	0.0026	0.0028
Guarea	'fuzzy'	Meliaceae	0.0007	0.0008	0.001
Guarea	'sherman'	Meliaceae	0.8178	0.8421	0.8623
Guarea	grandifolia	Meliaceae	0.0018	0	0
Guarea	guidonia	Meliaceae	0.0079	0.0082	0.0083
Guatteria	amplifolia	Annonaceae	0.3006	0.0276	0.0243
Guatteria	dumetorum	Annonaceae	2.6053	2.7189	2.7338
Gustavia	fosteri	Lecythidaceae	0.0048	0.005	0.0052
Gustavia	superba	Lecythidaceae	0.0622	0.0499	0.0502
Hampea	appendiculata	Malvaceae	0.0075	0.0127	0.0147
Heisteria	acuminata	Olacaceae	0.2716	0.264	0.2745
Heisteria	concinna	Olacaceae	0.1164	0.1202	0.1252
Henriettea	succosa	Melastomataceae	0.0717	0.077	0.0788
Herrania	pulcherrima.aff	Sterculiaceae	0.0095	0.0084	0.0082
Herrania	purpurea	Sterculiaceae	0.0023	0.0017	0.0018
Hirtella	racemosa	Chrysobalanaceae	0.076	0.0754	0.0766
Hirtella	triandra	Chrysobalanaceae	0.0073	0.0076	0.008
Humiriastrum	diguense	Humiriaceae	0.5596	0.5635	0.5763
Hymenolobium	mesoamericanum	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.66	0.6605	0.4246
Inga	cocleensis	Fabaceae:Mimos.	0.3027	0.2528	0.2303
Inga	goldmanii	Fabaceae:Mimos.	0.16	0.1518	0.1551
Inga	multijuga	Fabaceae:Mimos.	0.2672	0.3032	0.3305
Inga	nobilis	Fabaceae:Mimos.	0.0393	0.0394	0.0389
Inga	pezizifera	Fabaceae:Mimos.	2.74	2.5229	2.3563
Inga	sertulifera	Fabaceae:Mimos.	0.0589	0.0663	0.0711
Inga	spectabilis	Fabaceae:Mimos.	0.1579	0.177	0.1888
Jacaranda	copaia	Bignoniaceae	3.0623	3.1817	3.2062
Jacaratia	spinosa	Caricaceae	0.0979	0.0962	0.1029
Lacistema	aggregatum	Flacourtiaceae	0.2392	0.2326	0.2371
Lacmellea	panamensis	Apocynaceae	0.4181	0.3114	0.2935
Laetia	procera	Flacourtiaceae	0.0539	0.0535	0.0533
Leandra	granatensis	Melastomataceae	0.0003	0.0003	0.0001
Licania	hypoleuca	Chrysobalanaceae	1.0333	1.0442	1.0277
Lonchocarpus	heptaphyllus	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.2448	0.2827	0.254
Lozania	pittieri	Flacourtiaceae	0.2771	0.2547	0.2462
Manilkara	bidentata	Sapotaceae	9.5682	9.0028	10.0855
Maquira	guianensis	Moraceae	0.358	0.299	0.2998
Maranthes	panamensis	Chrysobalanaceae	1.3609	1.2282	1.251
Marila	laxiflora	Clusiaceae	5.7235	4.7711	5.0165
Matayba	apetala	Sapindaceae	1.0858	1.12	1.1735
Maytenus	schippii	Celastraceae	0.0356	0.0372	0.0468
Meliosma	glabrata	Sabiaceae	0.0684	0.0635	0.0662
Miconia	affinis	Melastomataceae	0.0493	0.0538	0.0594
Miconia	elata	Melastomataceae	0.0357	0.0333	0.0304
Miconia	ligulata	Melastomataceae	0.1234	0.1114	0.1023
Miconia	minutiflora	Melastomataceae	0.4928	0.5177	0.4933
Miconia	multispicata	Melastomataceae	0.0034	0.0006	0.0007
Miconia	nervosa	Melastomataceae	0.003	0.0031	0.0025
Miconia	prasina	Melastomataceae	0.0014	0.0015	0.0016
Miconia	serrulata	Melastomataceae	0.0044	0.0043	0.0034
Miconia	simplex	Melastomataceae	0.0699	0.0755	0.0766
Miconia	sp.3	Melastomataceae	0.1156	0.1074	0.1105
Miconia	sp.5	Melastomataceae	0.0384	0.038	0.0388
Mollinedia	darienensis	Monimiaceae	0.1478	0.1506	0.1562
Mortoniodendron	anisophyllum	Tiliaceae	0.737	0.7276	0.737
Mosannona	garwoodii	Annonaceae	0.0167	0.017	0.0167
Mouriri	myrtilloides	Melastomataceae	0.0398	0.0396	0.0416
Myrcia	gatunensis	Myrtaceae	0.5248	0.4698	0.4757
Myrciaria	sp.2	Myrtaceae	0.0906	0.0936	0.0973
Nectandra	purpurea	Lauraceae	0.6575	0.6485	0.6802
Neea	amplifolia	Nyctaginaceae	0.0081	0.0087	0.0085
Neea	delicatula	Nyctaginaceae	0	0	0.0001
Ochroma	pyramidale	Bombacaceae	0	0	0.0006
Ocotea	dendrodaphne	Lauraceae	0.5393	0.5421	0.4845
Ocotea	insularis	Lauraceae	1.19	0.9599	1.0128
Ocotea	puberula	Lauraceae	0.0031	0.0029	0.0032
Ocotea	sp.5	Lauraceae	0.0005	0.0003	0.0002
Ocotea	whitei	Lauraceae	0.0476	0.049	0.0509
Oenocarpus	mapora	Arecaceae	2.4646	2.997	2.9635
Ormosia	coccinea	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.4864	0.4924	0.2621
Ouratea	prominens	Ochnaceae	0.0378	0.0434	0.0413
Oxandra	longipetala	Annonaceae	0.0473	0.047	0.0491
Palicourea	guianensis	Rubiaceae	0.002	0.0011	0.0009
Pentagonia	macrophylla	Rubiaceae	0.0179	0.0148	0.0156
Pera	arborea	Euphorbiaceae	2.7765	2.4695	2.538
Perebea	xanthochyma	Moraceae	2.7033	2.7216	2.6574
Phyllanthus	acuminatus	Euphorbiaceae	0.0042	0.0047	0.0047
Picramnia	latifolia	Picramniaceae	0.0026	0.0028	0.0027
Piper	aequale	Piperaceae	0.0226	0.0284	0.0284
Piper	arboreum	Piperaceae	0.0231	0.0135	0.0129
Piper	augustum	Piperaceae	0.0094	0.0087	0.0064
Piper	colonense	Piperaceae	0.0001	0	0.0001
Piper	cordulatum	Piperaceae	0.0028	0.0026	0.0036
Piper	sp.5	Piperaceae	0	0	0.0001
Posoqueria	latifolia	Rubiaceae	0.0087	0.0086	0.0089
Poulsenia	armata	Moraceae	0.901	0.817	0.8214
Pourouma	bicolor	Cecropiaceae	1.577	1.6647	1.733
Pouteria	reticulata	Sapotaceae	0.727	0.5855	0.6417
Pouteria	sp.4	Sapotaceae	0.0004	0.0005	0.0005
Prestoea	decurrens	Arecaceae	0.0532	0.0342	0.0343
Protium	glabrum	Burseraceae	0.0334	0.0279	0.0263
Protium	panamense	Burseraceae	3.2082	3.2632	3.2661
Protium	tenuifolium	Burseraceae	0.0029	0.0029	0.003
Pseudolmedia	spuria	Moraceae	0.0013	0.0013	0.0014
Psychotria	chagrensis	Rubiaceae	0.0014	0.0006	0.0007
Psychotria	deflexa	Rubiaceae	0.0003	0.0002	0.0003
Psychotria	elata	Rubiaceae	0.0244	0.0181	0.0179
Psychotria	erecta	Rubiaceae	0.0012	0.0007	0.0011
Psychotria	poeppigiana	Rubiaceae	0.0002	0.0002	0.0003
Psychotria	suerrensis	Rubiaceae	0.0326	0.0283	0.0296
Pterocarpus	rohrii	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.0387	0.0387	0.0401
Quiina	schippii	Quiinaceae	0.1621	0.1663	0.171
Randia	armata	Rubiaceae	0.0097	0.0104	0.0105
Sapium	'broadleaf'	Euphorbiaceae	0.1158	0.12	0.1232
Saurauia	yasicae	Actinidiaceae	0.1141	0.1243	0.1131
Schefflera	morototoni	Araliaceae	0.2062	0.2227	0.249
Simarouba	amara	Simaroubaceae	2.3332	2.1136	2.0254
Siparuna	pauciflora	Monimiaceae	0.0042	0.0038	0.0037
Sloanea	meianthera	Elaeocarpaceae	1.9996	1.5989	1.5413
Sloanea	terniflora	Elaeocarpaceae	0.0464	0.0491	0.0515
Socratea	exorrhiza	Arecaceae	4.348	4.1201	4.373
Sorocea	affinis	Moraceae	0.0327	0.0282	0.029
Spondias	radlkoferi	Anacardiaceae	0.0033	0.0055	0.005
Swartzia	simplex_var.grandiflora	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.0002	0.0002	0.0002
Swartzia	simplex_var.ochnacea	Fabaceae:Papil.	0.1762	0.1768	0.1858
Symphonia	globulifera	Clusiaceae	1.0907	1.1119	1.1606
Synechanthus	warscewiczianus	Arecaceae	0.178	0.1686	0.1598
Tabernaemontana	arborea	Apocynaceae	0.1817	0.1884	0.1884
Tachigali	versicolor	Fabaceae:Caesal.	0.8609	1.0582	1.0857
Tapirira	guianensis	Anacardiaceae	7.0389	6.9521	7.3183
Terminalia	amazonia	Combretaceae	0.28	0.2807	0.2896
Tetrorchidium	gorgonae	Euphorbiaceae	0.3318	0.3497	0.3635
Theobroma	bernoullii	Sterculiaceae	0.9891	1.0528	1.0159
Tocoyena	pittieri	Rubiaceae	0.5618	0.5661	0.4399
Tovomita	longifolia	Clusiaceae	3.4273	3.5885	3.7301
Tovomita	stylosa	Clusiaceae	1.0538	1.0927	1.1327
Trattinnickia	aspera	Burseraceae	0.5197	0.5212	0.4998
Trichilia	tuberculata	Meliaceae	0.1905	0.2057	0.1824
Trichospermum	galeottii	Tiliaceae	0.1043	0.0408	0.0408
Turpinia	occidentalis	Staphyleaceae	0.0324	0.033	0.0337
Unonopsis	panamensis	Annonaceae	0.5161	0.5307	0.5507
Vantanea	depleta	Humiriaceae	1.9406	1.9865	2.018
Virola	elongata	Myristicaceae	0.7478	0.7512	0.782
Virola	multiflora	Myristicaceae	1.3104	1.1438	1.195
Virola	sebifera	Myristicaceae	1.5661	1.5293	1.5795
Virola	surinamensis	Myristicaceae	1.2746	1.0331	1.0582
Vismia	baccifera	Clusiaceae	0.0127	0.012	0.0127
Vismia	macrophylla	Clusiaceae	0.2221	0.2099	0.2161
Vochysia	ferruginea	Vochysiaceae	5.7781	6.2279	6.298
Xylopia	macrantha	Annonaceae	0.6513	0.6681	0.6362
Zanthoxylum	acuminatum	Rutaceae	0.0001	0.0002	0.0002
Unidentified	species	NA	0.0669	0.0549	0.058