* For a description of plant functional types (PFT) see main text Table 1.
† Parameters in the central column apply to all PFTs.
Table S3. List of Tree Species in Tropical Montane Cloud Forest in Central Veracruz, Mexico
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Species‡
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Family
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PFT*
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Shade
tolerance†
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Maximum Height
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References
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Acacia pennatula
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Fabaceae
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1
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i
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15 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Annona cherimola
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Annonaceae
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2
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m
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8 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Arachnothryx capitellata
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Rubiaceae
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1
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i
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Beilschmiedia mexicana
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Lauraceae
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5
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t
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Brunellia mexicana
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Brunelliaceae
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1
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i
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25 m
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Nee 1985
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Carpinus caroliniana
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Betulaceae
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2
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m
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12 m, 30 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Bárcenas and others 1987
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Celastraceae
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Celastraceae
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2
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m
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Cinnamomun effusum
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Lauraceae
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3
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t
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Clethra mexicana
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Clethraceae
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6
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m
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25 m, 30 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Ortega and others undated
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Cleyera theaeoides
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Theaceae
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5
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t
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Compositae
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Compositae
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1
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i
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Drimys granadensis
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Winteraceae
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3
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t
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Eugenia mexicana
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Myrtaceae
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3
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t
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15 m
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Sánchez-Vindas 1990
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Eugenia xalapensis
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Myrtaceae
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3
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t
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6 m
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Sánchez-Vindas 1990
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Fagus grandifolia
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Fagaceae
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6
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t
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30 m
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Puig 1993
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Heliocarpus donnell-smithii
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Tiliaceae
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1
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i
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15 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Ilex beliziensis
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Aquifoliaceae
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3
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t
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Ilex tolucana
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Aquifoliaceae
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5
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t
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9 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Inga flexuosa
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Fabaceae
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1
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i
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Lauraceae
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Lauraceae
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3
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t
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Liquidambar styraciflua
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Altingiaceae
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6
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m
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35 m, 40 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Puig 1993
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Lonchocarpus guatemalensis
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Fabaceae
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6
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m
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Magnolia schiedeana
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Magnoliaceae
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5
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t
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25 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Miconia glaberrima
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Melastomataceae
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2
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m
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Mollinedia viridiflora
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Monimiaceae
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3
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t
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Myrsinaceae
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Myrsinaceae
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2
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m
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Myrsine coriacea
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Myrsinaceae
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1
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i
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6 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Oreopanax xalapensis
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Araliaceae
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2
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m
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10 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Ostrya virginiana
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Betulaceae
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3
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t
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15 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Palicourea padifolia
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Rubiaceae
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2
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m
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Perrottetia ovata
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Celastraceae
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2
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m
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6 m, 15 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Bárcenas and others 1987
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Persea americana
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Lauraceae
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6
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m
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20 m
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Pennington and Sarukhan 1968
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Pithecellobium arboreum
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Fabaceae
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4
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m
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30 m
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Pennington and Sarukhan 1968
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Podocarpus matudae
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Podocarpaceae
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5
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t
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30 m
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Puig 1993
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Prunus samydoides
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Rosaceae
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3
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t
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Quercus acutifolia
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Fagaceae
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4
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m
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20 m, 25 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Ortega and others undated
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Quercus germana
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Fagaceae
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6
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t
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20 m, 30 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Puig 1993
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Quercus insignis
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Fagaceae
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6
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m
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30 m
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Martínez 1977
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Quercus leiophylla
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Fagaceae
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4
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m
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12 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Quercus sartorii
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Fagaceae
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6
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m
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40 m, 18 m
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Puig 1993, Ortega and others undated
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Quercus salicifolia
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Fagaceae
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4
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m
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Quercus xalapensis
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Fagaceae
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5
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t
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30 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Rhamnus capraeifolia
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Rhamnaceae
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2
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m
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10 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Rubiaceae
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Rubiaceae
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2
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m
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Saurauia scabrida
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Actinidiaceae
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2
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m
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Saurauia leucocarpa
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Actinidiaceae
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2
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m
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10 m
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Soejarto 1948
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Solanaceae
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Solanaceae
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1
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i
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Solanum nigricans
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Solanaceae
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1
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i
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Styrax glabrescens
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Styracaceae
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2
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m
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6 m, 12 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987, Puig 1993
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Ternstroemia sylvatica
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Theaceae
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3
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t
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8 m
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Puig 1993
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Tree fern
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2
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m
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Turpinia insignis
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Staphyleaceae
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2
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m
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10 m
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Ortega-Ortiz 1987
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Vaccinium leucanthum
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Ericaceae
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2
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m
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Viburnum microcarpum
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Adoxaceae
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2
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m
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Weinmannia pinnata
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Cunoniaceae
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2
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m
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Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
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Rutaceae
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2
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m
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Zanthoxylum mayanum
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Rutaceae
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2
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m
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‡ Native tree species that occurred in inventory data of five study sites (0.1 ha each) in tropical montane cloud forest in Central Veracruz, Mexico (G. Williams-Linera, unpubl. data).
* PFT = Plant functional type used in FORMIND
† Shade tolerance classification is based on personal observation (G. Williams-Linera), i: shade-intolerant, m: intermediate, t: shade-tolerant
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