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. 2015 Apr 28;6:6857. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7857

Table 2. Top 20 most dominant species by aboveground woody biomass.

Family Species Biomass (Mg) % Total biomass Cumulative % biomass Rank by stem abundance Rank by productivity*
Fabaceae Eperua falcata 2,217 1.93 1.93 8 8
Lecythidaceae Eschweilera coriacea 2,142 1.87 3.80 2 2
Lecythidaceae Bertholletia excelsa 1,498 1.31 5.11 243 4
Vochysiaceae Qualea rosea 1,452 1.27 6.37 30 88
Lauraceae Chlorocardium rodiei 1,340 1.17 7.54 71 13
Fabaceae Vouacapoua americana 1,340 1.17 8.71 27 5
Goupiaceae Goupia glabra 1,299 1.13 9.84 61 10
Burseraceae Tetragastris altissima 908 0.79 10.64 10 6
Fabaceae Dicorynia guianensis 898 0.78 11.42 56 16
Arecaceae Iriartea deltoidea 847 0.74 12.16 1 1
Moraceae Pseudolmedia laevis 819 0.71 12.87 4 3
Lecythidaceae Eschweilera sagotiana 784 0.68 13.55 22 62
Sapotaceae Pradosia cochlearia 736 0.64 14.19 176 275
Chrysobalanaceae Licania alba 724 0.63 14.83 17 90
Caryocaraceae Caryocar glabrum 689 0.60 15.43 149 50
Apocynaceae Aspidospermaexcelsum 648 0.57 15.99 74 14
Sapotaceae Pouteria guianensis 625 0.54 16.54 55 53
Fabaceae Swartzia polyphylla 624 0.54 17.08 203 19
Fabaceae Dicymbe altsonii 623 0.54 17.62 233 9
Olacaceae Minquartia guianensis 623 0.54 18.17 29 21

*Productivity ranks are based on the 221 plot productivity data set.