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Flammability of tree species for use in fuelbreaks in forest-fire prevention

Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira (Kovalsyki, Takashina, Tres, Tetto & Batista; UFPR). 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: Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira (Kovalsyki, Takashina, Tres, Tetto & Batista; UFPR)
Region: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Evidence kind: Lab-tested
Linked plants: 5
Normalized rows: 5
Fire-evidence rows: 5

Table 4 reports Valette's 0-5 flammability value (VI) separately from the combustion-intensity index (IC). Verdicts use VI only: 0-1 (non/poorly flammable) = recommend; 2-3 (moderately flammable/flammable) = mixed; 4-5 (highly/extremely flammable) = avoid. IC is retained only as a measurement.

Complete Portuguese full text, English abstract, and species Tables 3-4 are openly published by Embrapa. Four candidate species and the Pinus taeda control are represented. Batista, Tetto, Kovalsyki, and Tres overlap the 2013 UFPR experiment, so the papers share one ufpr-cortinas-tree vote. The registry's earlier summary confused combustion intensity with flammability; Table 4 is the controlling result.

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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
Brazilian peppertreeSchinus terebinthifolius	fire evidence · 1
Evergreen privitLigustrum lucidum	fire evidence · 1
Loblolly pinePinus taeda	fire evidence · 1
PaperflowerBougainvillea glabra	fire evidence · 1
Strawberry guavaPsidium cattleianum	fire evidence · 1

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