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Evaluation of the flammability of trees and shrubs used in green barriers in southern Brazil

USDA Forest Service (Batista, Biondi, Tetto et al.; Universidade Federal do Paraná). This registry entry connects 5 plant records to 5 normalized source rows. It is primary fire evidence whose independent lineage can affect a fire classification. Evidence kind: lab-tested; lineage: ufpr-cortinas-tree.

Publisher: USDA Forest Service (Batista, Biondi, Tetto et al.; Universidade Federal do Paraná)
Region: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Evidence kind: Lab-tested
Linked plants: 5
Normalized rows: 5
Fire-evidence rows: 5

The paper applies Valette's 0-5 epiradiator flammability scale to live leaves and thin branches. Verdict map: 0-1 (non/low flammability) = recommend; 2-3 (moderately flammable/flammable) = mixed; 4-5 (highly/extremely flammable) = avoid.

Complete English full text and Table 2 are publicly hosted by the USDA Forest Service. All five exact species are represented. Batista, Biondi, Tetto, and Kovalsyki recur in the UFPR green-barrier program, so this and its Brazilian companion papers share one ufpr-cortinas-tree vote. Use of Valette's method alone does not merge this new dataset with Valette's INRA lineage.

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Linked plant records (5)

Each row names the evidence channel this source supports. Range, status, hardiness, and fire-ecology context remain separate from fire classification.

Plant	Source use
ChampakMichelia champaca	fire evidence · 1
Primrose jasmineJasminum mesnyi	fire evidence · 1
Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora	fire evidence · 1
Sweet viburnumViburnum odoratissimum	fire evidence · 1
Wild sageCasearia sylvestris	fire evidence · 1

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