Vochysia guatemalensis, among other species, is adapted to low fertility soils with. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. There was a significant negative correlation between percent canopy openness and abundance of. This wood presents several problems during the drying process such as high variability in the moisture content and high incidence of later defects. Growth, productivity, aboveground biomass, and carbon. Planting seedlings in tree islands versus plantations as a. The unbuttressed, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for up to.
The protector significantly improved the germination only of v. Moisture content variation in kilndried lumber from plantations of vochysia guatemalensis. The unbuttressed, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for up to 18 metres and has a diameter of 50 150cm. A costbenefit evaluation of direct seeding with and without. Genetic variation in the number of cuttings harvestable and. Two native species, calophyllum brasiliense bari and vochysia guatemalensis corpo, at three topographic positions, were used. Natural regeneration of woody species in a costa rican plantation of vochysia guatemalensis. It contains the following species, among many others. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Results are mainly attributed to the pronounced ustic moisture regime in the.
This page was last edited on 23 december 2019, at 01. Botanical description tall tree, 3055 m tall with diameter of 0. Uses the wood is light but strong, with a density of 0,350,45 gcm3. Litterfall dynamics under different tropical forest. Pdf moisture content variation in kilndried lumber from. Litter production was highest in secondary forests 7. Organic foliar fertilizer prepared from fermented fruits on. Two indigenous timber species, vochysia guatemalensis and hyeronima alchorneoides were. The fibre quality is similar to that of gmelina arborea and has potential use in production of paper pulp. Moisture content variation in kilndried lumber from plantations of vochysia guatemalensis ro.
Apr 30, 2007 the results of this study contrasts with findings obtained in the northern region of costa rica on acid ultisols typic tropohumult, where at least vochysia guatemalensis and vochysia ferruginea outcompeted the best introduced species, gmelina arborea and pinus spp. Growth in pure and mixed plantations of tree species used in. Smith is a native species commonly used in smallscale reforestation programs in costa rica recognized for its fast growth under acidic and unfertile soil conditions. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf.
Planting seedlings in tree islands versus plantations as a largescale tropical forest restoration strategy karen d. Growth of native forest species planted on abandoned pasture land. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the fruit contains vochysine, an unusual pyrrolidinoflavan composed of an alkaloid and a flavonoid. Establishment of two indigenous timber species in dairy pastures in. Calophyllum brasiliense, jacaranda copaia, terminalia amazonia, hyeronima alchorneoides, vochysia ferruginea, balizia elegans are distributed from mexicoguatemala to south america and a few have more limited distribution in central america e. Abstract this note examines the effects of an organic foliar fertilizer prepared from fermented waste fruits on the growth of a tropical tree vochysia guatemalensis under nursery conditions in the costa rican humid tropics. Wood characteristics of terminalia amazonia, vochysia guatemalensis and hyeronima alchorneoides planted in costa rica. Smith, an alternative species for reforestation on acid tropical soils manuel e.
Radial variation in wood specific gravity, fibre length and. Hyeronima alchorneoides and vochysia guatemalensis in the atlantic lowlands of costa rica. Vochysia is a genus of plant in the family vochysiaceae. There are no related plants for species vochysia hondurensis. The trees begin to flower and fruit at the age of 12 to years. Woody understory plant diversity in pure and mixed native. Pdf wood characteristics of terminalia amazonia, vochysia. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download.
Provenance and family variation in growth rate, stem straightness, and foliar mineral concentration in vochysia guatemalensis. Germination rates with and without the protector were 84 versus 79% for c. Vochysia guatemalensisflowers march through june, with additional flowering in october and november and sometimes in february. Vochysia guatemalensis is also used to build canoes in the region of izabal lake, guatemala flores 1993b. Read the species description of vochysia guatemalensis or use the link above to download a pdf version. Organic foliar fertilizer prepared from fermented fruits on growth of vochysia guatemalensis in the costa rican humid tropics. A total of 3029 cuttings were harvested from coppiced stumps of 96 trees representing six provenances of vochysia guatemalensis. Wood color variation in undried and kilndried plantationgrown lumber of vochysia guatemalensis. After 3 years, vochysia guatemalensis displayed a survival significantly higher 98% than that of the other species. The species has been associated with secondary vegetation flores 1993b, but in costa rica it grows in primary forests. Vochysia ferruginea is a tree with a small, dense crown usually growing from 6 20 metres tall, with exceptional specimens to 35 metres.
It is suitable for carpentry, interior construction, canoes and veneer. Smith is a native species commonly used in smallscale reforestation programs in costa rica recognized for its fast growth under acidic and unfertile. Cedro maria clusiaceae mexico to south america and the antilles canopy tree. Chancho, mayo vochysiaceae mexico to panama upper canopy, earlymid successional.
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