Background and Aims: Trait-based frameworks assess plant survival strategies using different approaches. Some frameworks use functional traits to assign species to a priori defined ecological strategies. Others use functional traits as the central element of a species ecophysiological strategy. We...

Rhizophora mangle, one of the main neotropic mangrove species, has wide phenological variability associated with soil salinity. Since global warming is one of the main drivers of changes in salinity, understanding the influence of this variable at the species level would help improve the prediction ...

Helietta hirsuta (Pilocarpinae, Galipeeae, Rutaceae), a new tree species from the dry forest remnants on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, is described, illustrated and compared with Helietta plaeana, whose name has been applied to trees found in Northeast Colombia. This new species is known from...

A new variety of the genus Orphanodendron (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae): Orphanodendron grandiflorum var. digitata is described and illustrated. The new variety is recognized by the shape and type of its resting buds, and a larger number of stamens per flower. The new taxon proposed was collected...

Ruagea (Meliaceae) comprises c. 15 species of small or medium-sized trees distributed in Central and South America, predominantly in montane rain forest and cloud forest of the Andes. The taxonomic position of Ruagea has changed several times in the past, and it was previously included in Guarea. ...

Acacia mangium is a fast-growing legume species native to Australia and Central Asia, whose use has spread throughout the world because of its short rotation cycle, morphology, wood workability and high adaptability to different climatic and soil conditions. Additionally, it has a potential for use ...

The rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) are exposed to water limitations in the Amazon region that can affect its physiology, making it necessary to select genotypes that are best adapted. This study analyzed the diurnal and seasonal changes in water use and status using traits of gas exchange and...

The new species Ormosia corcovada (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Ormosieae) from the lower Cauca River basin in NW Colombia is described and illustrated, and its taxonomic affinities are discussed. Specimens of Ormosia corcovada are usually confused with Ormosia holerythra. Both species belong to ...

The new genus and species Mahechadendron puntecascarillo are described based on specimens first collected in the '60s but only recently found with flowers and fruits. It grows in the moist forests of the Middle Magdalena River in Colombia. The highly durable wood of this forest tree species is...

Cocoa is grown under production systems such as agroforestry and free sun exposure, its use depends on the agroecological regions where it is grown. The management of the shade canopy affects the microclimatic conditions that benefit the water behavior (sap flow V s and water potential Ψ) of the...