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Amaioua guianensis

Amaioua guianensis · Rubiaceae

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Form
shrub
Region
Brazil
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (6)
Corroboration (6 rows from 1 source)
  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    6 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Parsons2015: Parsons, A. L., Balch, J. K., de Andrade, R. B., & Brando, P. M. (2015). The role of leaf traits in determining litter flammability of south-eastern Amazon tree species. International journal of wildland fire, 24, 1143-1153.

      Shared row context: plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Parsons2015-1; sampling august.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “flame height (cm): 90”

          FLAMITS record 10334.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 383.63”

          FLAMITS record 10339.

      • “time to flaming (s): 3.1”

        FLAMITS record 10335; Ignitability measurement.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “flaming duration (s): 27.5”

          FLAMITS record 10336.

        • “smouldering duration (s): 133.5”

          FLAMITS record 10337.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 95.49”

        FLAMITS record 10338; Consumability measurement.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Amaioua guianensis (Amaioua guianensis). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/amaioua-guianensis/. Last verified 2026-08-25.