Ecological Archives E088-071-A1

Louis Stephen Santiago. 2007. Extending the leaf economics spectrum to decomposition: evidence from a tropical forest. Ecology 88:1126–1131.

Appendix A (Table A1). A list of species from lowland wet forest in Panama.

Species

Family

Growth form

Apeiba membranaceae

Tiliaceae

Tree

Arrabidaea verrucosa

Bignoniaceae

Liana

Aspidosperma cruentum

Apocynaceae

Tree

Brosimum utile

Moraceae

Tree

Calophyllum longifolium

Clusiaceae

Tree

Calyptrogyne costatifrons

Arecaceae

Understory

Carapa guianensis

Meliaceae

Tree

Cayaponia granatensis

Cucurbitaceae

Liana

Cecropia obtusifolia

Cecropiaceae

Tree

Clidemia spp.

Melastomatacae

Understory

Costus pulverulentus

Costaceae

Understory

Dieffenbachia pittieri

Araceae

Understory

Doliocarpus dentatus

Dilleniaceae

Liana

Dussia munda

Fabaceae

Tree

Geonoma cuneata

Arecaceae

Understory

Heisteria scandens

Olacaceae

Liana

Heliconia pogonantha

Heliconiaceae

Understory

Jacaranda copaia

Bignoniaceae

Tree

Manilkara bidentata

Sapotaceae

Tree

Maripa panamensis

Convolvulaceae

Liana

Nectandra purpurea

Lauraceae

Tree

Ochroma pyrmidale

Bombacaceae

Tree

Oenocarpus mapora

Arecaceae

Tree

Phryganocydia corymbosa

Bignoniaceae

Liana

Piper hispidum

Piperaceae

Understory

Pleonotoma variabilis

Bignoniaceae

Liana

Pourouma bicolor

Cecropiaceae

Tree

Simarouba amara

Simaroubaceae

Tree

Socratea exorrhiza

Arecaceae

Tree

Stromanthe jacquinii

Maranthaceae

Understory

Tapirira guianensis

Anacardiaceae

Tree

Tontelea richardii

Hyppocrateaceae

Liana

Trema micrantha

Ulmaceae

Tree

Vochysia ferruginea

Vochysiaceae

Tree

Zingiber officinale

Zingiberaceae

Understory



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