Table 2.
Major storage reserves expressed as a percentage of the total amount of reserves in seeds of eight tree species of Central Amazonian floodplains. TSS, total soluble sugars; CWSP, cell wall storage polysaccharide; Total, the total amount of reserves expressed as a percentage of seed dry mass.
| Species | TSS | Starch | Protein | Lipids | CWSP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crataeva tapia | 4.9 | 22.0 | 1.3 | 37.7 | 34.1 | 94.6 |
| Eugenia inundata | 17.2 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 55.7 | 68.8 |
| Genipa americana | 25.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 15.9 | 55.2 | 39.3 |
| Laetia corymbulosa | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 43.9 | 47.0 | 79.3 |
| Parkia discolor | 10.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 77.4 | 66.6 |
| Pouteria glomerata | 6.2 | 25.2 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 56.2 | 64.8 |
| Pseudobombax munguba | 8.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 40.8 | 49.4 | 99.0 |
| Simaba guianensis | 8.7 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 30.8 | 45.6 | 92.1 |