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Table 1 Percentage of individuals that survived post-fire, percentage of individuals resprouting from the stem, mean tree size, and sample number of Afrotemperate forest species surveyed. Species are listed in descending order of percentage survival, and species with sample size of ≥ 20 are indicated in bold text. Nomenclature follows www.theplantlist.org

From: Fire severity and tree size affect post-fire survival of Afrotemperate forest trees

Species

Common name

% Survival

% Resprouting from stem

Mean tree stem diameter (cm)

Sample number

Cunonia capensis L.

Red alder

100

50

35

2

Diospyros dichrophylla (Gand.) De Winter

Star apple

100

100

18

5

Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl.

Spike thorn

100

100

11

2

Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk.

Cape holly

100

67

54

3

Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman

Red stinkwood

100

100

25

2

Scolopia mundii Warb.

Red pear

100

100

16

2

Scolopia zeyheri (Nees) Szyszyl.

Thorn pear

100

100

25

1

Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Kurz

Cat thorn

100

100

11

1

Searsia chirindensis (Baker f.) Moffett

Red currant

100

50

37

4

Searsia lucida (L.) F.A.Barkley

Glossy currant

100

100

15

1

Sideroxylon inerme L.

Milkwood

100

100

19

3

Ocotea bullata (Burch.) E. Meyerx in DregeD

Stinkwood

85

72

35

48

Lachnostylis hirta (L.f.) Müll.Arg.

Coal wood

80

80

17

20

Olea capensis L.

Small ironwood

75

75

16

8

Cassine peragua L.T

Cape saffron

71

62

19

21

Platylophus trifoliatus D.DonD

White alder

71

71

50

7

Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.A

Black wood

67

67

26

3

Diospyros whyteana (Hiern) P.White

Bladder-nut

65

65

16

17

Nuxia floribunda Benth.D

Forest alder

63

50

41

8

Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) MezD,T

Cape beach

63

54

23

108

Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze

Turkey-berry

59

47

16

17

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.

Cape ash

57

57

48

7

Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.PageD

Outeniqua yellowwood

56

16

34

55

Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus Walp.D,T

Candle wood

53

48

23

128

Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey. ex Arn.D,T

White pear

52

39

23

23

Canthium mundianum Cham. & Schltdl.

Rock alder

50

0

18

2

Robsonodendron eucleiforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.H.Archer

White silky-bark

50

25

16

4

Curtisia dentata (Burm.f.) C.A.SmD

Assegai

44

22

23

72

Gonioma kamassi E.Mey.

Kamassi

44

27

16

179

Olinia ventosa (L.) CufodD

Hard pear

44

31

43

120

Burchellia bubalina (L.f.) Sims

Wild pomegranate

40

40

15

5

Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.

Saffron

35

35

17

60

Halleria lucida L.T

Tree fuchsia

35

26

15

23

Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.D

Real yellowwood

35

8

21

181

Olea capensis L. macrocarpa (C.H.Wr.) Verd.D

Ironwood

16

9

26

139

Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes.

Silky bark

0

0

15

2

Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes.

Spoonwood

0

0

11

1

Pinus pinaster AitonA

Pine

0

0

12

2

Psydrax obovata (Klotzsh ex Eckl. and Zeyh.) BridsonD

Quar

0

0

19

1

Virgilia divaricata Adamson

Blossom tree

0

0

26

12

Unknown identity

 

18

13

25

79

All species collectively

 

45

32

24

1378

  1. DDominant canopy species (Seydack et al. 2012)
  2. TSpecies common to dune thicket (Strydom et al. 2020)
  3. ASpecies that are alien (non-native) to the study area