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Castela coccinea

Castela coccinea · Simaroubaceae

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Form
tree
Region
Argentina
Rated in
Global; Western Chaco, Córdoba Province, Argentina
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; Western Chaco, Córdoba Province, Argentina

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 (5 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

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

    • Primary study Jaureguiberry2011: Jaureguiberry, P., Bertone, G., & Díaz, S. (2011). Device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology, 36, 821-829.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Jaureguiberry2011-1; sampling september.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 230”

        FLAMITS record 5079; Combustibility measurement.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “burning duration (s): 19”

          FLAMITS record 5113.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.11”

          FLAMITS record 5181.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 2.59”

        FLAMITS record 5147; Consumability measurement.

      • “flammability index: 0.84”

        FLAMITS record 5215; Integrated measurement.

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

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Castela coccinea (Castela coccinea). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/castela-coccinea/. Last verified 2026-08-25.