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cobywood

Matayba apetala · Sapindaceae · also called Matayba apetala

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Form
tree
Region
Cuba
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 (48)
Corroboration (48 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

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

    • Primary study Rodriguez2016: Rodriguez, Y. C., Rodriguez, M. P. R., Mesa, F. J., Hernandez, Y. C., & Becerra, L. W. M. (2016). Flammability of plant species of pine ecosystem. Revista Cubana De Ciencias Forestales, 4, 36-47.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Rodriguez2016-1; sampling november to october.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 4.79”

          FLAMITS record 10952.

        • “time to flaming (s): 5.86”

          FLAMITS record 10953.

        • “time to flaming (s): 7.57”

          FLAMITS record 10954.

        • “time to flaming (s): 7.69”

          FLAMITS record 10955.

        • “time to flaming (s): 10.58”

          FLAMITS record 10956.

        • “time to flaming (s): 7.82”

          FLAMITS record 10957.

        • “time to flaming (s): 11.94”

          FLAMITS record 10958.

        • “time to flaming (s): 11.35”

          FLAMITS record 10959.

        • “time to flaming (s): 11.55”

          FLAMITS record 10960.

        • “time to flaming (s): 11”

          FLAMITS record 10961.

        • “time to flaming (s): 7.75”

          FLAMITS record 10962.

        • “time to flaming (s): 6.11”

          FLAMITS record 10963.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11240.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11241.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11242.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11243.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11244.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11245.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11246.

        • “flammability value: 4”

          FLAMITS record 11247.

        • “flammability value: 2”

          FLAMITS record 11248.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11249.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11250.

        • “flammability value: 5”

          FLAMITS record 11251.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “flaming duration (s): 12.84”

          FLAMITS record 11048.

        • “flaming duration (s): 11.16”

          FLAMITS record 11049.

        • “flaming duration (s): 10.96”

          FLAMITS record 11050.

        • “flaming duration (s): 11.04”

          FLAMITS record 11051.

        • “flaming duration (s): 7.4”

          FLAMITS record 11052.

        • “flaming duration (s): 9.04”

          FLAMITS record 11053.

        • “flaming duration (s): 7.88”

          FLAMITS record 11054.

        • “flaming duration (s): 5.82”

          FLAMITS record 11055.

        • “flaming duration (s): 4.86”

          FLAMITS record 11056.

        • “flaming duration (s): 8.09”

          FLAMITS record 11057.

        • “flaming duration (s): 11.14”

          FLAMITS record 11058.

        • “flaming duration (s): 10.72”

          FLAMITS record 11059.

        • “burning duration (s): 43”

          FLAMITS record 11144.

        • “burning duration (s): 37”

          FLAMITS record 11145.

        • “burning duration (s): 38”

          FLAMITS record 11146.

        • “burning duration (s): 40”

          FLAMITS record 11147.

        • “burning duration (s): 41”

          FLAMITS record 11148.

        • “burning duration (s): 38”

          FLAMITS record 11149.

        • “burning duration (s): 40”

          FLAMITS record 11150.

        • “burning duration (s): 41”

          FLAMITS record 11151.

        • “burning duration (s): 40”

          FLAMITS record 11152.

        • “burning duration (s): 32”

          FLAMITS record 11153.

        • “burning duration (s): 42”

          FLAMITS record 11154.

        • “burning duration (s): 36”

          FLAMITS record 11155.

Fire-resistant trees instead

post oak
Quercus stellata northern red oak
Quercus rubra Gambel oak
Quercus gambelii American basswood
Tilia americana oak
Quercus spp. Dahurian larch
Larix gmelinii

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

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Matayba apetala (Matayba apetala). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/matayba-apetala/. Last verified 2026-08-25.