Table 1.

Summary information of seeds used in this study

Species	Family*	Habitat information	Seed mass (mg)	T50 (d)
Apeiba tiborbou	Malvaceae–Tiliaceae	Abandoned farms, road edges, canopy gaps†	5·6	7·1
Cecropia insignis	Moraceae	Canopy gaps†	0·68	5·6
Cecropia longipes	Moraceae	Canopy gaps‡, open areas§	1·2	6·3
Cecropia obtusifolia	Moraceae	Tree fall areas§	0·58	5·9
Cecropia peltata	Moraceae	Tree fall areas§	0·59	14·0
Clidemia octona	Melastomataceae	Forest edge§	0·015	21·4
Clidemia quinquenervia	Melastomataceae	Edge of clearings§	0·017	17·6
Luehea seemannii	Malvaceae–Tiliaceae	Along roads, canopy gaps†	1·7	4·1
Miconia argentea	Melastomataceae	Along roads, canopy gaps†	0·076	11·3
Ochroma pyramidale	Malvaceae–Bombacaceae	Large clearings†	5·5	2·8
		Disturbed areas§

* From APG II (2003).

^† From CTFS (2004).

^‡ From Würth et al. (1998).

^§ From Croat (1978).