Table 1.
Use-value and structural descriptors of the arboreal species considered useful by local specialists in ruralcommunity, Brazil, presented in decreasing absolute dominance order (Ab.Dom)
| Species | Ab.Dom | Ab.Freq. | Ab.Dens | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piptocarpha macropoda (DC.) Baker | 1.1184 | 24.0 | 35.0 | 1.50 |
| Tapirira guianensis Aubl. | 1.1021 | 24.0 | 45.0 | 2.17 |
| Aparisthmium cordatum Baill. | 1.0587 | 102.0 | 75.0 | 1.20 |
| Guapira opposita (Vell.) Reitz | 1.0543 | 86.0 | 80.0 | 1.00 |
| Xylopia sericea A. St.-Hil. | 0.9801 | 34.0 | 55.0 | 3.40 |
| Albizia polycephala (Benth.) Killip | 0.8578 | 32.0 | 25.0 | 2.17 |
| Malpighiaceae 1 | 0.8163 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 1.40 |
| Guatteria xylopioides R.E.Fr. | 0.7319 | 38.0 | 50.0 | 1.80 |
| Malouetia arborea (Vell.) Miers | 0.6146 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 1.80 |
| Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart. | 0.5618 | 40.0 | 65.0 | 2.40 |
| Hieronyma oblonga (Tul.) Müll. Arg. | 0.5278 | 22.0 | 35.0 | 1.83 |
| Pogonophora schomburgkiana Miers | 0.5096 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 1.67 |
| Siparuna brasiliensis (Spreng.) A. DC. | 0.4940 | 44.0 | 55.0 | 1.20 |
| Lacistema pubescens Mart. | 0.4860 | 68.0 | 60.0 | 1.00 |
| Annona cacans Warm. | 0.4635 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Nectandra oppositifolia Nees & Mart. | 0.4608 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 1.67 |
| Virola oleifera (Schott) A.C. Sm. | 0.4349 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 1.75 |
| Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll. Arg. | 0.4245 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 2.60 |
| Jacaranda micrantha Cham. | 0.3940 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 2.60 |
| Simarouba amara Aubl. | 0.3844 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 1.50 |
| Myrcia anceps O. Berg | 0.3752 | 56.0 | 45.0 | 1.17 |
| Cupania racemosa (Vell.) Radlk. | 0.3171 | 16.0 | 35.0 | 1.20 |
| Rinorea guianensis Aubl. | 0.3144 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 1.60 |
| Ocotea divaricata (Nees) Mez | 0.2905 | 36.0 | 55.0 | 1.67 |
| Asteraceae 1 | 0.2899 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 |
| Aniba firmula (Nees & Mart.) Mez | 0.2739 | 32.0 | 45.0 | 2.50 |
| Chrysophyllum lucentifolium Cronquist | 0.2568 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Bathysa mendoncaei K. Schum. | 0.2440 | 46.0 | 45.0 | 1.00 |
| Ocotea schottii (Meisn.) Mez | 0.2214 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 |
| Miconia cinnamomifolia (DC.) Naudin | 0.1954 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 1.60 |
| Eugenia oblata Roxb. | 0.1925 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 1.80 |
| Rollinia dolabripetala (Raddi) R.E. Fr. | 0.1857 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Cupania furfuracea Radlk. | 0.1776 | 26.0 | 35.0 | 1.25 |
| Astrocaryum aculeatissimum (Schott) Burret | 0.1618 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 1.00 |
| Vitex polygama Cham. | 0.1585 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cecropia hololeuca Miq. | 0.1562 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 1.60 |
| Siparuna reginae (Tul.) A.DC. | 0.1552 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Phyllostemonodaphne geminiflora Kosterm. | 0.1484 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 1.67 |
| Calyptranthes lucida Mart. ex DC. | 0.1415 | 18.0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Pseudopiptadenia contorta (DC.) G.P. Lewis & M.P. Lima | 0.1412 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 |
| Roupala sculpta Sleumer | 0.1336 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 1.20 |
| Ormosia cf. minor Vogel | 0.1332 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 |
| Marlierea obscura O. Berg | 0.1318 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Hirtella angustifolia Schott ex Spreng. | 0.1278 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 |
| Himatanthus bracteatus (A. DC.) Woodson | 0.1268 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 1.00 |
| Ocotea diospyrifolia (Meisn.) Mez | 0.1231 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 1.20 |
| Psychotria vellosiana Benth. | 0.1226 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Tibouchina arborea Cogn. | 0.1129 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 1.83 |
| Ecclinusa ramiflora Mart. | 0.1121 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 2.20 |
| Casearia arborea (Rich.) Urb. | 0.1116 | 32.0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Licaria sp. | 0.1063 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 2.80 |
| Helicostylis tomentosa (Poepp. & Endl.) Rusby | 0.0989 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer | 0.0913 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 |
| Miconia lepidota Schrank & Mart. ex DC. | 0.0903 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 1.20 |
| Pera glabrata (Schott) Poepp. ex Baill. | 0.0878 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand | 0.0860 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Jacaranda puberula Cham. | 0.0839 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 1.33 |
| Miconia sp. | 0.0794 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 1.20 |
| Stryphnodendron polyphyllum Mart. | 0.0792 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 |
| Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. | 0.0758 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.67 |
| Ocotea glaziovii Mez | 0.0731 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 1.17 |
| Ocotea sp.1 | 0.0673 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 1.20 |
| Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq. | 0.0628 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Trichilia martiana C. DC. | 0.0577 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Leretia cordata Vell. | 0.0576 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Erythroxylum citrifolium A. St.-Hil. | 0.0557 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Ocotea daphnifolia (Meisn.) Mez | 0.0540 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cybistax antisyphilitica (Mart.) Mart. | 0.0534 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Ocotea laxa (Nees) Mez | 0.0473 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Mollinedia oligantha Perkins | 0.0447 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Strycnos sp. | 0.0422 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 |
| Polyandrococos caudescens (Mart.) Barb. Rodr. | 0.0367 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 |
| Ocotea brachybotrya (Meisn.) Mez | 0.0365 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Pera heteranthera (Schrank) I.M. Johnst. | 0.0342 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Copaifera lucens Dwyer | 0.0337 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.33 |
| Mabea fistulifera Mart. | 0.0302 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Maytenus samydaeformis Reissek | 0.0300 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Leretia cordata Vell. | 0.0299 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Persea sp. | 0.0294 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Licania octandra (Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze | 0.0276 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 1.20 |
| Urbanodendron cf. bahiense (Meisn.) Rohwer | 0.0275 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Erythroxylum cuspidifolium Mart. | 0.0270 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Eugenia sp.2 | 0.0268 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Malpighiaceae 2 | 0.0265 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Solanum inaequale Vell. | 0.0253 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Kielmeyera excelsa Cambess. | 0.0241 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Eugenia speciosa Cambess. | 0.0226 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Siparuna guianensis Aubl. | 0.0215 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 1.20 |
| Swartzia oblata R.S.Cowan | 0.0212 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Lecythis lanceolata Poir. | 0.0201 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Alchornea sidifolia Müll. Arg. | 0.0200 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Senegalia sp. | 0.0199 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Calyptranthes brasiliensis Spreng. | 0.0198 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.17 |
| Euterpe edulis Mart. | 0.0190 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 1.33 |
| Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A. Robyns | 0.0175 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. | 0.0158 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.40 |
| Lecythis lanceolata Poir. | 0.0156 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 1.20 |
| Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult. | 0.0153 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 |
| Guarea kunthiana A. Juss. | 0.0151 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 |
| Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC. | 0.0148 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Eugenia sp.3 | 0.0143 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Eugenia sp.1 | 0.0140 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 |
| Cupania sp. | 0.0134 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Handroanthus heptaphyllus Mattos | 0.0132 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Calyptranthes cf. lanceolata O. Berg | 0.0129 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Ocotea sp.2 | 0.0125 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Licania octandra (Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze | 0.0120 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Trichilia casaretti C. DC. | 0.0116 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Pouteria bangii (Rusby) T.D. Penn. | 0.0113 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.20 |
| Cupania schizoneura Radlk. | 0.0108 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.20 |
| Guarea macrophylla Vahl | 0.0107 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 2.67 |
| Inga tenuis (Vell.) Mart. | 0.0106 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 |
| Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC. | 0.0101 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Pourouma guianensis Aubl. | 0.0096 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Tabebuia sp.3 | 0.0089 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Eugenia magnifica Spring | 0.0088 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Myrcia sp.1 | 0.0086 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Calyptranthes sp. | 0.0070 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Machaerium brasiliense Vogel | 0.0069 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Duguetia pohliana Mart. | 0.0064 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Tachigalli pilgeriana (Harms) Oliveira-Filho | 0.0064 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cupania oblongifolia Mart. | 0.0061 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.33 |
| Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber | 0.0056 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 |
| Gomidesia sp. | 0.0052 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cyathea corcovadensis (Raddi) Domin | 0.0049 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Eugenia tinguyensis Cambess. | 0.0049 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Myrtaceae 1 | 0.0046 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Couepia venosa Prance | 0.0044 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Simaba sp. | 0.0042 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
UV = use-value, Ab.Freq= absolute frequency, Ab.Dens.= absolute density.