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Davilla elliptica

Davilla elliptica · Dilleniaceae

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Form
tree
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 (20)
Corroboration (20 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

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

    • Primary study Santos2018b: Santos, J. F. L., Machado, I. E. S., Soares, R. V., Batista, A. C., Neves, P. C., & Tetto, A. F. (2018b). Flammability of native species of two Brazilian ecosystems. In: D. X. Viegas, Advances in Forest Fire Research 2018 (pp. 227-231), Portugal, University of Coimbra.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Santos2018b-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 21.63”

          FLAMITS record 11993.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 22”

          FLAMITS record 12026.

      • “burning duration (s): 7.86”

        FLAMITS record 12004; Sustainability measurement.

      • “flame height (cm): 12.19”

        FLAMITS record 12015; Combustibility measurement.

    • Primary study SantosMoreira2018: Santos, M. M., Batista, A. C., de Carvalho, E. V., da Silva, F. d. C., Pedro, C. M., & Giongo, M. (2018). Relationships between moisture content and flammability of campestral Cerrado species in Jalapão. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Agrárias, 13, 1-9.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site SantosMoreira2018-1; sampling september.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 2.9”

          FLAMITS record 12033.

        • “time to flaming (s): 5”

          FLAMITS record 12039.

        • “time to flaming (s): 10.8”

          FLAMITS record 12045.

        • “time to flaming (s): 12.4”

          FLAMITS record 12051.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12105.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12111.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12117.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 12123.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “burning duration (s): 14”

          FLAMITS record 12057.

        • “burning duration (s): 16.8”

          FLAMITS record 12063.

        • “burning duration (s): 13.9”

          FLAMITS record 12069.

        • “burning duration (s): 15”

          FLAMITS record 12075.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “flame height (cm): 20”

          FLAMITS record 12081.

        • “flame height (cm): 20”

          FLAMITS record 12087.

        • “flame height (cm): 19.3”

          FLAMITS record 12093.

        • “flame height (cm): 18.8”

          FLAMITS record 12099.

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

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