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Barro Colorado Island

 

Tree Abundance in BCI

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BCI Tree Abundance 1981-2015
Species Family 1981 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Abarema macradenia Fabaceae-mimosoideae 2 2 2 3 3 4 7 7
Acacia melanoceras Fabaceae-mimosoideae 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 5
Acalypha diversifolia Euphorbiaceae 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 2
Acalypha macrostachya Euphorbiaceae 2 0 2 1 2 2 1 0
Adelia triloba Euphorbiaceae 115 114 106 92 76 67 60 53
Aegiphila panamensis Lamiaceae 23 21 23 23 21 18 14 13
Alchornea costaricensis Euphorbiaceae 161 159 158 156 146 145 133 128
Alchornea latifolia Euphorbiaceae 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
Alibertia edulis Rubiaceae 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
Allophylus psilospermus Sapindaceae 30 32 27 27 22 28 34 34
Alseis blackiana Rubiaceae 843 854 936 981 1012 1045 1071 1088
Amaioua corymbosa Rubiaceae 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3
Anacardium excelsum Anacardiaceae 23 23 22 22 22 21 21 20
Andira inermis Fabaceae-papilionoideae 40 34 31 27 27 31 33 34
Annona acuminata Annonaceae 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Annona spraguei Annonaceae 18 18 22 27 25 17 9 9
Apeiba hybrid Malvaceae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apeiba membranacea Malvaceae 238 226 237 235 223 205 200 183
Apeiba tibourbou Malvaceae 25 23 21 21 20 16 18 21
Ardisia standleyana Myrsinaceae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Aspidosperma spruceanum Apocynaceae 46 51 52 51 56 57 61 62
Astrocaryum standleyanum Arecaceae 233 225 217 201 185 160 148 131
Astronium graveolens Anacardiaceae 39 39 39 42 39 39 38 36
Attalea butyracea Arecaceae 44 40 36 33 30 34 32 32
Banara guianensis Salicaceae 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Beilschmiedia pendula Lauraceae 308 304 296 294 281 269 252 234
Brosimum alicastrum Moraceae 184 180 185 188 194 205 202 205
Brosimum guianense Moraceae 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Calophyllum longifolium Clusiaceae 55 54 60 55 50 44 49 47
Capparis frondosa Capparaceae 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Casearia aculeata Salicaceae 24 26 23 23 19 14 14 10
Casearia arborea Salicaceae 154 131 121 103 92 77 59 46
Casearia commersoniana Salicaceae 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Casearia guianensis Salicaceae 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
Casearia sylvestris Salicaceae 73 68 59 55 51 43 37 30
Cassipourea elliptica Rhizophoraceae 66 71 77 86 87 97 112 120
Cavanillesia platanifolia Malvaceae 21 21 22 19 19 18 18 19
Cecropia insignis Urticaceae 278 246 257 263 280 341 365 423
Cecropia longipes Urticaceae 0 0 0 1 5 3 4 0
Cecropia obtusifolia Urticaceae 38 24 22 25 36 92 126 141
Cedrela odorata Meliaceae 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
Ceiba pentandra Malvaceae 43 41 38 39 37 41 41 39
Celtis schippii Cannabaceae 42 38 32 38 40 42 49 60
Cespedesia spathulata Ochnaceae 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Cestrum racemosum Solanaceae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chamguava schippii Myrtaceae 1 1 2 3 6 6 8 10
Chimarrhis parviflora Rubiaceae 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 3
Chrysochlamys eclipes Clusiaceae 2 5 3 2 3 3 1 1
Chrysophyllum argenteum Sapotaceae 77 86 87 87 85 76 72 75
Chrysophyllum cainito Sapotaceae 20 22 23 24 23 22 21 18
Cinnamomum triplinerve Lauraceae 18 18 19 16 17 13 14 16
Coccoloba coronata Polygonaceae 21 20 20 22 22 21 16 16
Coccoloba manzinellensis Polygonaceae 8 9 12 13 13 12 11 9
Cojoba rufescens Fabaceae-mimosoideae 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Colubrina glandulosa Rhamnaceae 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
Cordia alliodora Boraginaceae 62 60 60 63 57 57 60 74
Cordia bicolor Boraginaceae 256 259 285 325 327 322 328 331
Cordia lasiocalyx Boraginaceae 423 445 444 365 296 249 214 177
Coussarea curvigemmia Rubiaceae 40 47 57 55 66 63 66 70
Coutarea hexandra Rubiaceae 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Croton billbergianus Euphorbiaceae 67 67 75 98 80 50 50 80
Cupania cinerea Sapindaceae 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Cupania latifolia Sapindaceae 8 9 10 12 12 13 10 9
Cupania rufescens Sapindaceae 5 6 6 4 2 2 4 6
Cupania seemannii Sapindaceae 28 29 40 47 48 52 52 55
Dendropanax arboreus Araliaceae 105 102 93 87 77 68 61 60
Desmopsis panamensis Annonaceae 17 15 12 13 13 11 12 12
Diospyros artanthifolia Ebenaceae 9 12 14 16 17 17 17 17
Dipteryx oleifera Fabaceae-papilionoideae 34 34 35 34 34 34 33 33
Drypetes standleyi Putranjivaceae 197 228 262 285 305 317 324 341
Elaeis oleifera Arecaceae 21 20 21 21 22 21 20 24
Enterolobium schomburgkii Fabaceae-mimosoideae 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4
Erythrina costaricensis Fabaceae-papilionoideae 48 47 31 27 26 19 13 15
Erythroxylum macrophyllum Erythroxylaceae 17 19 15 17 15 14 10 9
Eugenia coloradoensis Myrtaceae 78 80 84 82 86 82 85 88
Eugenia galalonensis Myrtaceae 21 25 16 12 16 17 13 12
Eugenia nesiotica Myrtaceae 49 49 54 54 53 50 47 47
Eugenia oerstediana Myrtaceae 133 140 159 177 187 187 165 155
Faramea occidentalis Rubiaceae 1227 1399 1648 1717 1827 1906 2037 2079
Ficus aurea Moraceae 6 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Ficus bullenei Moraceae 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ficus colubrinae Moraceae 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ficus costaricana Moraceae 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 2
Ficus insipida Moraceae 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 0
Ficus maxima Moraceae 4 5 2 3 4 4 5 4
Ficus obtusifolia Moraceae 10 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
Ficus popenoei Moraceae 7 6 5 3 4 2 2 2
Ficus tonduzii Moraceae 42 37 30 23 19 14 14 10
Ficus yoponensis Moraceae 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Garcinia intermedia Clusiaceae 78 77 83 94 112 128 143 165
Garcinia madruno Clusiaceae 22 24 22 10 8 8 13 13
Genipa americana Rubiaceae 20 20 21 22 20 20 20 18
Guapira standleyana Nyctaginaceae 90 91 100 99 99 102 95 97
Guarea bullata Meliaceae 103 93 81 67 61 48 44 37
Guarea grandifolia Meliaceae 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 15
Guarea guidonia Meliaceae 370 362 375 375 369 358 355 354
Guatteria dumetorum Annonaceae 285 280 277 244 221 194 167 171
Guazuma ulmifolia Malvaceae 28 30 34 38 37 38 42 47
Guettarda foliacea Rubiaceae 78 84 81 85 69 61 55 54
Gustavia superba Lecythidaceae 635 640 648 643 635 617 605 578
Hamelia axillaris Rubiaceae 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hampea appendiculata Malvaceae 41 33 25 13 8 10 29 33
Hasseltia floribunda Salicaceae 260 255 248 229 202 179 149 138
Heisteria acuminata Erythropalaceae 5 6 7 7 9 7 10 13
Heisteria concinna Erythropalaceae 245 255 274 289 289 293 301 311
Hieronyma alchorneoides Euphorbiaceae 44 42 42 41 39 40 41 40
Hirtella americana Chrysobalanaceae 8 8 6 5 3 3 4 4
Hirtella triandra Chrysobalanaceae 517 556 621 683 719 767 796 816
Hura crepitans Euphorbiaceae 100 97 101 101 98 95 90 86
Hybanthus prunifolius Violaceae 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Inga acuminata Fabaceae-mimosoideae 11 14 20 27 40 55 69 77
Inga cocleensis Fabaceae-mimosoideae 30 25 23 13 6 2 2 6
Inga goldmanii Fabaceae-mimosoideae 62 51 51 49 39 32 33 43
Inga laurina Fabaceae-mimosoideae 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 10
Inga marginata Fabaceae-mimosoideae 80 72 88 98 102 101 99 97
Inga nobilis Fabaceae-mimosoideae 36 41 53 67 74 71 73 86
Inga oerstediana Fabaceae-mimosoideae 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
Inga pezizifera Fabaceae-mimosoideae 24 14 12 20 19 21 19 30
Inga punctata Fabaceae-mimosoideae 8 8 9 10 8 7 6 10
Inga ruiziana Fabaceae-mimosoideae 10 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
Inga sapindoides Fabaceae-mimosoideae 67 68 77 76 72 72 71 70
Inga spectabilis Fabaceae-mimosoideae 12 12 13 14 12 12 9 9
Inga thibaudiana Fabaceae-mimosoideae 6 6 11 25 38 45 38 55
Inga umbellifera Fabaceae-mimosoideae 21 17 13 13 15 11 16 28
Jacaranda copaia Bignoniaceae 224 230 241 237 231 221 209 218
Lacistema aggregatum Lacistemataceae 43 40 37 33 32 31 27 24
Lacmellea panamensis Apocynaceae 36 37 42 51 53 55 55 60
Laetia procera Salicaceae 9 9 11 12 14 15 12 14
Laetia thamnia Salicaceae 15 17 25 27 27 26 29 28
Lafoensia punicifolia Lythraceae 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 4
Licania hypoleuca Chrysobalanaceae 19 16 15 14 11 11 9 9
Licania platypus Chrysobalanaceae 9 9 10 10 7 7 8 8
Lindackeria laurina Achariaceae 86 78 69 64 55 49 40 32
Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus Fabaceae-papilionoideae 148 138 125 121 111 105 97 99
Lozania pittieri Lacistemataceae 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luehea seemannii Malvaceae 86 92 93 92 89 85 86 82
Maclura tinctoria Moraceae 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Macrocnemum roseum Rubiaceae 24 25 25 25 25 24 25 24
Maquira guianensis Moraceae 223 201 177 166 156 153 164 176
Margaritaria nobilis Phyllanthaceae 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Marila laxiflora Clusiaceae 10 11 11 10 9 9 6 5
Maytenus schippii Celastraceae 20 20 21 21 22 20 25 26
Miconia affinis Melastomataceae 3 1 8 8 8 6 5 12
Miconia argentea Melastomataceae 46 51 57 70 75 71 58 57
Miconia elata Melastomataceae 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
Miconia hondurensis Melastomataceae 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 9
Miconia prasina Melastomataceae 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Mosannona garwoodii Annonaceae 14 15 17 15 17 17 18 18
Mouriri myrtilloides Melastomataceae 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Myrcia gatunensis Myrtaceae 3 3 5 5 5 1 2 3
Myrospermum frutescens Fabaceae-papilionoideae 9 9 10 7 6 4 4 3
Nectandra cissiflora Lauraceae 24 21 27 33 32 30 28 22
Nectandra fuzzy Lauraceae 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Nectandra lineata Lauraceae 11 9 13 10 11 10 12 17
Nectandra purpurea Lauraceae 4 1 2 3 4 5 3 5
Ochroma pyramidale Malvaceae 2 4 5 5 4 8 11 5
Ocotea cernua Lauraceae 24 30 28 31 26 25 28 34
Ocotea oblonga Lauraceae 32 30 26 35 38 42 47 48
Ocotea puberula Lauraceae 11 12 18 23 24 21 19 21
Ocotea whitei Lauraceae 165 167 174 183 182 184 163 159
Oenocarpus mapora Arecaceae 748 742 752 788 788 767 799 835
Ormosia amazonica Fabaceae-papilionoideae 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ormosia coccinea Fabaceae-papilionoideae 4 3 4 5 6 6 7 8
Ormosia macrocalyx Fabaceae-papilionoideae 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 5
Pachira quinata Malvaceae 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pachira sessilis Malvaceae 8 10 10 9 10 10 10 9
Pentagonia macrophylla Rubiaceae 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Perebea xanthochyma Moraceae 15 16 22 23 23 26 29 38
Picramnia latifolia Picramniaceae 37 38 42 45 40 37 32 30
Piper cordulatum Piperaceae 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Piper reticulatum Piperaceae 9 9 9 9 9 8 10 11
Platymiscium pinnatum Fabaceae-papilionoideae 69 66 61 61 55 47 43 40
Platypodium elegans Fabaceae-papilionoideae 60 51 47 43 39 36 30 31
Posoqueria latifolia Rubiaceae 14 15 14 15 13 12 12 16
Poulsenia armata Moraceae 923 857 801 755 671 630 576 493
Pourouma bicolor Urticaceae 11 12 15 13 16 18 20 26
Pouteria fossicola Sapotaceae 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pouteria reticulata Sapotaceae 156 169 191 201 211 217 215 216
Pouteria stipitata Sapotaceae 34 32 30 31 30 31 28 26
Prioria copaifera Fabaceae-caesalpinioideae 278 308 335 344 352 357 364 383
Protium confusum Burseraceae 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Protium costaricense Burseraceae 110 101 105 110 103 110 112 127
Protium panamense Burseraceae 61 46 51 50 49 39 54 68
Protium tenuifolium Burseraceae 351 351 359 382 393 407 415 418
Pseudobombax septenatum Malvaceae 11 9 8 8 9 9 9 9
Psidium friedrichsthalianum Myrtaceae 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Psychotria grandis Rubiaceae 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1
Psychotria horizontalis Rubiaceae 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pterocarpus officinalis Fabaceae-papilionoideae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pterocarpus rohrii Fabaceae-papilionoideae 133 100 81 77 67 50 56 68
Quararibea asterolepis Malvaceae 702 694 699 725 723 715 734 741
Quassia amara Simaroubaceae 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 6
Randia armata Rubiaceae 228 234 241 248 245 244 234 226
Rinorea sylvatica Violaceae 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sapium broadleaf Euphorbiaceae 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1
Sapium glandulosum Euphorbiaceae 23 21 17 17 17 17 12 11
Schefflera morototoni Araliaceae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schizolobium parahyba Fabaceae-caesalpinioideae 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3
Senna dariensis Fabaceae-caesalpinioideae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simarouba amara Simaroubaceae 247 255 269 289 266 244 235 220
Siparuna cristata Siparunaceae 17 16 16 13 11 10 7 8
Siparuna pauciflora Siparunaceae 23 25 17 16 17 15 14 12
Sloanea terniflora Elaeocarpaceae 86 86 81 79 72 67 64 69
Socratea exorrhiza Arecaceae 374 357 336 346 326 297 279 262
Solanum hayesii Solanaceae 40 25 13 12 14 12 14 16
Sorocea affinis Moraceae 46 43 29 27 22 18 15 16
Spachea membranacea Malpighiaceae 8 9 8 8 8 7 5 5
Spondias mombin Anacardiaceae 22 22 28 29 32 32 37 46
Spondias radlkoferi Anacardiaceae 57 58 60 63 64 64 63 60
Stemmadenia grandiflora Apocynaceae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sterculia apetala Malvaceae 25 24 26 26 27 30 31 30
Stylogyne turbacensis Myrsinaceae 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swartzia simplex Fabaceae-papilionoideae 304 316 336 336 344 350 357 375
Symphonia globulifera Clusiaceae 45 37 29 26 27 20 14 15
Tabebuia guayacan Bignoniaceae 30 29 30 31 32 31 27 29
Tabebuia rosea Bignoniaceae 82 74 69 68 65 63 59 52
Tabernaemontana arborea Apocynaceae 294 304 305 325 343 364 388 404
Tachigali versicolor Fabaceae-caesalpinioideae 86 82 88 98 103 109 107 118
Talisia croatii Sapindaceae 6 8 4 3 3 3 4 7
Talisia nervosa Sapindaceae 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Terminalia amazonia Combretaceae 28 28 28 28 29 27 26 24
Terminalia oblonga Combretaceae 44 43 47 44 42 43 45 45
Ternstroemia tepezapote Pentaphylacaceae 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tetragastris panamensis Burseraceae 325 330 362 379 397 399 394 389
Tetrathylacium johansenii Salicaceae 8 7 6 7 7 6 4 1
Theobroma cacao Malvaceae 12 14 13 12 11 11 10 10
Thevetia ahouai Apocynaceae 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
Tocoyena pittieri Rubiaceae 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Trattinnickia aspera Burseraceae 50 47 48 40 42 40 42 46
Trema integerrima Cannabaceae 0 0 1 1 3 7 30 36
Trema micrantha Cannabaceae 21 18 14 14 15 12 14 4
Trichanthera gigantea Acanthaceae 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0
Trichilia pallida Meliaceae 74 73 79 82 84 90 99 105
Trichilia tuberculata Meliaceae 2021 1898 1781 1678 1569 1424 1311 1179
Trichospermum galeottii Malvaceae 6 4 2 1 2 1 0 2
Triplaris cumingiana Polygonaceae 125 127 145 148 146 138 130 115
Trophis caucana Moraceae 50 42 33 33 36 44 39 31
Trophis racemosa Moraceae 53 47 37 31 25 19 18 19
Turpinia occidentalis Tapisciaceae 69 56 57 58 53 42 41 30
Unidentified species Unknown 3 7 11 14 11 0 0 0
Unonopsis pittieri Annonaceae 136 148 161 164 177 176 182 168
Virola multiflora Myristicaceae 20 19 23 24 25 26 28 25
Virola sebifera Myristicaceae 605 585 603 613 587 557 525 470
Virola surinamensis Myristicaceae 177 167 162 167 155 148 139 128
Vismia baccifera Clusiaceae 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2
Vismia macrophylla Clusiaceae 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vochysia ferruginea Vochysiaceae 10 10 10 12 10 12 11 8
Xylopia macrantha Annonaceae 79 99 128 143 160 193 221 261
Zanthoxylum acuminatum Rutaceae 27 29 36 43 37 28 28 19
Zanthoxylum ekmanii Rutaceae 103 108 141 150 142 128 139 129
Zanthoxylum panamense Rutaceae 83 69 64 68 67 58 53 55
Zanthoxylum setulosum Rutaceae 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Zuelania guidonia Salicaceae 13 14 11 10 9 7 7 6