APPENDIX F

III. Species resistance to catastrophic wind

1 - high levels of wind damage, 2 - intermediate levels of wind damage, 3 - low levels of wind damage. Letters that follow the wind resistance score indicate the studies cited at the end of the table. See text for explanation of resistance scoring and intensity categories. Region designated based on study site. Nomenclature follows Abeywickrama (1973), Allan (1961), Elias (1980), Hooker (1973), Little et al. (1974), Long and Lakela (1971), Seymour (1980).


TaxonomyRegionResistance to storms of lower intensityResistance to storms of higher intensity
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ACERACEAE
Acer rubrumtemperate 1gg 3nn 1n 2cc 1ii
temperate 1b 2r 1f
temperate 2bb 1ff 1u
Acer saccharumtemperate 3nn 3gg 3f
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AGAVACEAE
Beaucarnea pliabilistropical 3oo
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ALANGIACEAE
Alangium salviifoliumtropical 1m
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ANACARDIACEAE
Campnosperma brevipetiolatatropical 1pp
Lannea coromandelicatropical 3m
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ANNONACEAE
Polyalthia spp.tropical 3m
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AQUIFOLIACEAE
Ilex opacatemperate 2p
Ilex vomitoriatemperate 2p 3p
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ARALIACEAE
Dendropanax arboreustropical 1ss
Schefflera morototonitropical 2uu 1ll
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ARECACEAE
palmstropical 3b 3ss 3o
palmstemperate 3ii 3u
Coccothrinax argentatatemperate 3x
Cocos nuciferatropical3dd
temperate 1h
Licuala ramsaytropical3b
Paurotis wrightiitemperate 1h
Prestoea montanatropical3ee 3uu 2mm
tropical 3k 1d 3ll
Roystonea elatatemperate 3x
Roystonea regiatemperate 3h
Sabal palmettotemperate 3h
Thrinax parvifloratemperate 3h
Thrinax radiatatemperate 3x
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BETULACEAE
Betula spp.temperate 1a
Betula alleghaniensistemperate 3gg
Betula populifoliatemperate 1c
Betula papyriferatemperate 1nn 3nn1n 1cc
Betula nigratemperate 3p
Carpinus carolinianatemperate 3nn2p 1r
Ostrya virginianatemperate 3nn
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BIGNONIACEAE
Stereospermum personatumtropical 1m
Tabebuia heterophyllatropical3kk 3uu 2ll
Tabebuia pallidatropical 2v
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BOMBACACEAE
Montezuma speciosissimatropical3kk
Ochroma pyramidaletropical1kk3o
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BORAGINACEAE
Cordia spp.tropical 1m 2m
Cordia alliodoratropical3kk
Cordia sulcatatropical 3uu
Cordia borinquensistropical 3ll
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BURSERACEAE
Bursera simarubatropical3kk 2kk3oo 2x
Dacryodes excelsatropical 3ee 3y 3uu
tropical 2k 2mm 3d
tropical 3ll
Tetragastris balsamiferatropical 3uu
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CASUARINACEAE
Casuarina spp.tropical1kk
Casuarina equisetifoliatropical 2v 1dd 1o
Casuarina glaucatemperate 1x
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CELASTRACEAE
Elaeodendron glaucumtropical 2m
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CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Hirtella rugosatropical 3ll
Maranthes corymbosatropical 2pp
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COMBRETACEAE
Buchenavia capitatatropical 3uu 3ll
Laguncularia racemosatropical1kk
Terminalia arjunatropical 1v
Terminalia calamansanaitropical 3pp
Terminalia catappatropical1rr 3dd
Terminalia richiitropical1rr
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CORNACEAE
Cornus floridatemperate 1ii 2p 2u
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CUNONIACEAE
Schizomeria serratatropical 3pp
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CUPRESSACEAE
Cupressus lusitanicatropical1kk
Thuja occidentalistemperate 2gg
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CYRILLACEAE
Cyrilla racemifloratemperate 3p
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DILLENIACEAE
Dillenia salmonensistropical 2pp
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DIPTEROCARPACEAE
Dipterocarpus lowiitropical 3g
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EBENACEAE
Diospyros ovalifoliatropical 1m
Diospyros montanatropical 2m
Maba buxifoliatropical 2m
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ELAEOCARPACEAE
Elaeocarpus sphaericustropical 2pp
Sloanea berterianatropical 3uu 1mm 2k
tropical 2d 2ll
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EUPHORBIACEAE
Alchorneopsis portoricensistropical 1d 1ll
Alchornea latifoliatropical 3uu 1ll
Amanoa caribaeatropical 2y
Bridelia retusatropical 2m
Croton poecilanthustropical 2uu 3ll
Drypetes glaucatropical 3uu 3ll
Drypetes sepiariatropical 3m 2m
Drypetes laterifloratropical 2oo
Endospermum medullosumtropical 3pp
Gymnanthes lucidatropical 3oo
Hyeronima clusioidestropical1kk
Richeria grandistropical 1y
Sapium laurocerasustropical 2uu 2ll
Securinega samoanatropical2rr
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FAGACEAE
Fagus grandifoliatemperate 1aa 3f
Fagus sylvaticatemperate 2a 1i
Quercus spp.temperate 3a 2i3f
Quercus albatemperate 3n 3cc 3ff
temperate 3r 2ff
Quercus borealistemperate 2n
Quercus falcatatemperate 1p 2r 2bb
temperate 1ff
Quercus laurifoliatemperate 3r
Quercus nigratemperate 1p 2p 2u
Quercus rubratemperate 1gg 3nn2cc
Quercus velutinatemperate 3n 3cc
Quercus virginianatemperate 3h 3ii 2q
temperate 1x
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FLACOURTIACEAE
Casearia arboreatropical 2uu 1d 2ll
Casearia sylvestristropical 3uu
Homalium racemosumtropical 3uu
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GUTTIFERAE
Calophyllum brasiliensetropical3kk
Calophyllum kajewskiitropical 1pp
Calophyllum vitiensetropical 3pp
Clusia roseatropical 1o
Garcinia spicatatropical 2m
Symphonia globuliferatropical 2y
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HAMAMELIDACEAE
Liquidambar styracifluatemperate 3ff 2p 3p 3u
temperate 3ii 2bb 2ff
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JUGLANDACEAE
Carya spp.temperate 3n 3cc 3r
Carya illinoinensistemperate 1ii
Carya aquaticatemperate 2bb
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LAURACEAE
Alseodaphine semicarpifoliatropical 1m
Cinnamomum camphoratropical 3v
Nectandra coriaceatropical1kk
Ocotea leucoxylontropical 3uu 1d
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LEGUMINOSAE
Albizia falcatatropical1rr
Albizia lebbektropical 1v
Andira inermistropical3kk
Bauhinia racemosatropical 3m
Cassia fistulatropical 2m
Cassia roxburghiitropical 3m 2m
Cassia siameatropical 3rr
Dipteryx panamensistropical 3e
Erythrina poeppigianatropical1kk
Hymenaea courbariltropical1kk
Inga laurinatropical 2uu 1k 2d
tropical 2ll
Inga veratropical1kk
Intsia bijugatropical2rr
Leucaena pulverulentatemperate 2u
Lysiloma bahamensistropical 3h
Lysiloma latisiliquatemperate 2x
Ormosia krugiitropical 2uu 1ll
Pterocarpus marsupiumtropical 1v
Robinia pseudoacaciatemperate 1f
Sabinea floridatropical2kk
Tamarindus indicatropical 1v 2m
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LOGANIACEAE
Strychnos potatorumtropical 3m
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MAGNOLIACEAE
Liriodendron tulipiferatemperate 1r 1ff
Magnolia glaucatemperate 2p 2r
Magnolia grandifoliatemperate 2u
Magnolia virginianatemperate 2u
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MALIPIGHIACEAE
Byrsonima crispatropical 1ss
Byrsonima spicatatropical 3uu
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MALVACEAE
Hibiscus elatustropical1kk 2hh
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MELASTOMATACEAE
Calycogonium squamulosumtropical 2ll
Miconia tetrandratropical 1uu 2ll
Tetrazygia elaeagnoidestropical1kk
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MELIACEAE
Aglaia roxburghianatropical 1m
Cedrela odoratatropical1rr
Guarea guidoniatropical 3ee 3uu 1k
tropical 2d
Guarea kunthianatropical 3ss
Guarea trichiliodestropical1kk
Khaya nyasicatropical 1d
Swietenia macrophyllatropical1kk 3rr1d
Swietenia mahagonitropical3kk 3rr1v
Walsura piscidiatropical 1m
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MORACEAE
Brosimum alicastrumtropical 1oo
Brosimum guianensistropical 3ss
Cecropia schreberianatropical 1uu 3o
Ficus amplissimatropical 3m
Ficus aureatropical 3h
Ficus benghalensistropical 1v 3dd 3m
Ficus microcarpatropical 2m
Ficus mollistropical 3m
Ficus racemosatropical 2m
Ficus religiosatropical 3m
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MYRSINACEAE
Ardisia obovatatropical1kk
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MYRTACEAE
Eucalyptus delegatensistropical 2qq
Eucalyptus globulustropical 2qq
Eucalyptus robustatropical1kk 1hh 1v
Eucalyptus salignatropical 1hh
Eucalyptus umbellatatropical 3dd
Eugenia spp.tropical3kk
Myrcianthes fragranstropical 3oo
Otoba novagranatensistropical 1tt
Syzygium cuminitropical 3m
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NYSSACEAE
Nyssa aquaticatemperate 3q 3bb
Nyssa sylvaticatemperate 3ff 3ii 3p
temperate 2ff
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OLEACEAE
Chionanthus domingensistropical 1uu
Fraxinus spp.temperate 2i
Fraxinus americanatemperate 3gg 2n 2cc
Fraxinus excelsiortemperate2a
Fraxinus pennsylvanicatemperate 3r 3f 1bb
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PINACEAE
Abies balsameatemperate 1gg 2nn
Abies amabilistemperate 2a
Larix spp.temperate 3qq
Larix deciduatemperate 3a 1l
Larix leptolepistemperate 1i 1l
Picea abiestemperate 2a 3i 1i
temperate 1l
Picea sitchensistemperate 3gg 1i 1l
Pinus banksianatemperate 1gg
Pinus caribeatropical2w 1v 1hh 1u
Pinus echinatatemperate 1p 3ff
Pinus elliottitemperate 3a1z 2ff
Picea glaucatemperate 2gg 1nn
Pinus lambertianatemperate 2qq
Pinus muricatatemperate 2qq
Pinus nigratemperate 1l 1qq
Pinus oocarpatropical1w
Pinus palustristemperate 1p 2ff 2qq
Pinus patulatropical 1hh
Pinus ponderosatemperate 1s 1qq
Pinus radiatatemperate 1t 1jj 1qq
Pinus resinosatemperate 2gg 3nn2j 1f
Pinus serotinatemperate 2ff
Pinus sinensistropical 3v
Pinus strobustemperate 2gg 3nn 2nn3j 1n 1cc
temperate 2qq 1f
Pinus sylvestristemperate 2a1j
Pinus taedatemperate 1ii 1p 1r
temperate 1bb 2ff
tropical 2v
Pinus virginianatemperate 1s
Pseudotsuga menziesiitemperate 1a 3t 3gg3qq
Pseudotsuga taxifoliatemperate 1i 1l
Tsuga canadensistemperate 3n 1aa
Tsuga heterophyllatemperate 3gg 1gg
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PLATANACEAE
Platanus occidentalistemperate 3a 2i 3f 1bb 2u
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POLYGONACEAE
Coccoloba diversifoliatropical3kk 3oo
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RHAMNACEAE
Colubrina arborescenstropical1kk
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RHIZOPHORACEAE
Rhizophora mangletropical3kk
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RUBIACEAE
Adina cordifoliatropical 1m
Guettarda valenzuelanatropical 3uu
Ixora arboreatropical 2m
Laugeria racemosatropical3kk
Mitragyna parvifoliatropical 2m
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RUTACEAE
Chloroxylon swieteniatropical 1m
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SALICACEAE
Populus spp.temperate 1f
Populus heterophyllatemperate 1bb
Populus deltoidestemperate 1cc 1ii
Populus tremuloidestemperate 2nn 1nn
Populus grandidentatatemperate 2nn 3nn
Salix spp.temperate 1f
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SAPINDACEAE
Glenniea unijugatropical 2m
Lepisanthes tetraphyllatropical 3m 2m
Matayba domingensistropical 3uu 3ll
Pometia pinnatatropical1rr 1pp
Sapindus emarginatustropical 3m
Sapindus saponariatropical 3oo
Schleichera oleosatropical 2m
Talisia olivaeformistropical 3oo
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SAPOTACEAE
Bumelia salicifoliatemperate 2x
Dipholis salicifoliatropical3kk
Manilkara bidentatatropical3kk 3uu 2mm 1d
tropical 2ll 3tt
Manilkara hexandratropical 3m 2m
Manilkara zapotatropical 2oo
Micropholis chrysophylloidestropical 3ll
Pouteria multifloratropical1kk
Sideroxylon foetidissimumtropical 3h
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STERCULIACEAE
Sterculia caribaeatropical 2y
Sterculia foetidatropical 2m
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SYMPLOCACEAE
Symplocos tinctoriatemperate 1p
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TAXODIACEAE
Taxodium spp.temperate 1z 3h
Taxodium distichumtemperate 3ii 2q 3z
temperate 3bb 3x
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TILIACEAE
Grewia polygamatropical 1m 2m
Tilia americanatemperate 3gg
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ULMACEACE
Holoptelea integrifoliatropical 1m
Ulmus americanatemperate 3gg 3r 3f 2bb
Ulmus alatatemperate 3p
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VERBENACEAE
Gmelina arboreatropical2rr
Gmelina moluccanatropical 3pp
Petitia domingensistropical3kk
Premna tomentosatropical 3m 2m
Tectona grandistropical1kk
Vitex pinnatatropical 2m
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VOCHYSIACEAE
Vochysia ferrugineatropical 1e

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