Table 1 The 30 hyperdominant trees in the world’s most diverse savanna

From: Tree species hyperdominance and rarity in the South American Cerrado

Hyperdominant species

Mean estimated population (1985)

Estimated population (2020)

N individuals in plots

Plot occurrence (%)

Qualea parviflora

5.23E + 09

4.07E + 09

15,752

89.2

Qualea grandiflora

3.34E + 09

2.74E + 09

8759

90.1

Curatella americana

2.48E + 09

1.92E + 09

5197

53.1

Pouteria ramiflora

1.72E + 09

1.41E + 09

4447

76.6

Tachigali vulgaris

1.51E + 09

1.23E + 09

3787

59.9

Davilla elliptica

1.32E + 09

9.39E + 08

5728

60.8

Hirtella ciliata

1.15E + 09

9.89E + 08

1242

13.1

Ouratea hexasperma

1.11E + 09

8.78E + 08

6076

60.4

Byrsonima coccolobifolia

1.03E + 09

8.06E + 08

3572

81.5

Byrsonima pachyphylla

1.01E + 09

7.75E + 08

3654

54.0

Kielmeyera coriacea

9.25E + 08

7.19E + 08

4218

69.4

Salvertia convallariodora

8.72E + 08

6.92E + 08

1862

59.5

Vatairea macrocarpa

8.49E + 08

6.78E + 08

2207

63.5

Lafoensia pacari

8.26E + 08

6.45E + 08

2560

74.3

Hymenaea stigonocarpa

7.86E + 08

6.30E + 08

2486

76.6

Byrsonima crassifolia

7.19E + 08

6.15E + 08

1263

32.0

Plathymenia reticulata

7.19E + 08

6.30E + 08

1599

56.8

Eugenia dysenterica

7.16E + 08

5.84E + 08

1948

44.6

Connarus suberosus

7.15E + 08

5.66E + 08

2334

74.3

Bowdichia virgilioides

6.42E + 08

4.93E + 08

1835

75.2

Caryocar brasiliense

6.26E + 08

4.78E + 08

2790

63.5

Roupala montana

6.00E + 08

4.31E + 08

3131

71.6

Xylopia aromatica

5.73E + 08

4.12E + 08

2103

51.8

Qualea multiflora

5.56E + 08

4.09E + 08

2278

60.8

Aspidosperma tomentosum

5.16E + 08

3.96E + 08

2689

61.7

Terminalia argentea

5.01E + 08

3.47E + 08

1182

34.2

Astronium fraxinifolium

4.67E + 08

3.52E + 08

1297

41.0

Dalbergia miscolobium

4.49E + 08

3.52E + 08

2944

48.2

Erythroxylum suberosum

4.42E + 08

3.33E + 08

2597

54.9

Stryphnodendron adstringens

2.89E + 08

2.29E + 08

1915

51.8

  1. Estimated average population sizes, with corresponding empirical data on their Cerrado abundance and frequency.