Table 8 Comparison of leaf production rate in arborescent palms of the Americas (sorted by annual precipitation)
From: Ethnoecology of the palm Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart. in central Mexico
Species | Vegetation type | Annual precipitation (mm) | Years of study (#) | Leaf production rate (leaves/in-dividual/year) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brahea dulcis | Palm forests | 500 | 1.0 | 11.83 | This study |
Thrinax radiata* | Dry tropical forest | 1100 | 1.5 | 2.85** | 32 |
Euterpe edulis | Subtropical moist forest | 1371 | 1.0 | 2.21 | 30 |
Oenocarpus bataua | Premontane forest | 1995 | 9.4 | 0.72 to 3.36 | 41 |
Ceroxylon echinulatum* | Cloud forest | 2000 to 4000 | 2.0 | 2.05 ± 0.69 | 42 |
Phytelephas aequatorialis | Moist and very moist tropical forest | 2300 | 1.0 | 2 or 3 (generally)*** | 43 |
Astrocaryum mexicanum | Tropical rain forest | 4600 | 6 | 1.34 seedlings to 2.55 for immature and mature plants | 44 |
Prestoea montana | Subtropical rain forest | 4661 | 36 | 4 ± 0.14 | 45 |