Research Article
Leaf Spectra and Weight of Species in Canopy, Subcanopy, and Understory Layers in a Venezuelan Andean Cloud Forest
Table 1
List of species studied in canopy, subcanopy, and understory of the cloud forest in Monterrey, Estado Mérida, Venezuela.
| | Species | Code | Family | Life form |
| | Canopy (15–25 m) | | | | | Guettarda steyermarkii Standl. | GS | Rubiaceae | Tree | | Lycianthes ferruginea Bitter | LY | Solanaceae | Vine | | Miconia resimoides Cogn. | MR | Melastomataceae | Tree | | Clusia multiflora H.B.K. | CM | Clusiaceae | Tree | | Viburnum tinoides L.f. | VT | Caprifoliaceae | Tree | | Inga sp. | IN | Mimosaceae | Tree | | Piper aduncum DC | PA | Piperaceae | Tree | | Montanoa quadrangularis Sch.Bip. | MQ | Asteraceae | Tree | | Miconia sp. | M1 | Melastomataceae | Tree | | Subcanopy (5–10 m) | | | | | Piper bogotense DC | PB | Piperaceae | Tree | | Solanum gratum Bitter | SG | Solanaceae | Tree | | Sapium stylare Müll.Arg. | SS | Euphorbiaceae | Tree | | Understory (0–5 m) | | | | | Psychotria sp. | P1 | Rubiaceae | Shrub | | Anthurium nymphaeifolium Koch & Bouché | AN | Araceae | Herbaceous | | Solanum sp. | S1 | Solanaceae | Shrub | | Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacq.) Oerst. | CP | Arecaceae | Palm | | Fuchsia venusta H.B.K. | FV | Onagraceae | Shrub | | Miconia meridensis Triana | MM | Melastomataceae | Shrub | | Palicourea demissa Standl. | PD | Rubiaceae | Shrub | | Psychotria aubletiana Steyerm. | PU | Rubiaceae | Herbaceous |
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