Table 5 Sampling sites and species characteristics
Species | Genus range | Species range | Habitat preferences | Sampling sites and sample size (number of individuals sampled) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  | Colombia 74°50' W 11°00' N | Costa Rica 85˚09' - 85˚19' W 09˚35' - 10˚23' N | Honduras 87˚27' W 13˚16' N | Northwest French Guiana 52°21' - 54°08'W 4°61' - 5°29'N | Southeast French Guiana 52°12' - 53°12'W 3°38' - 4°41'N |
Carapa guianensis | Americas, Africa | Continental | wet,flooded/ canopy gaps | Â | Â | Â | 29 | 6 |
Pachira quinata | Americas, Africa | Continental | wet,seasonally flooded to dry/forest to open | 4 | 8 | 4 | Â | Â |
Virola sebifera | Americas | Continental | wet, flooded/ forest | Â | Â | Â | 23 | Â |
Eperua falcata | Regional (Guiana shield) | regional (Guiana shield) | wet, flooded/ forest | Â | Â | Â | 72 | 30 |
Eperua grandiflora | Regional (Guiana shield) | regional (Guiana shield) | wet, drained/ forest | Â | Â | Â | 96 | Â |