# Euterpe precatoria aboveground mass from D2Hrho

Aboveground biomass equation for Euterpe precatoria, Brazil, from Da Silva et al. 2015. 20 trees, DBH 3.9–12.7 cm. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Da Silva et al. 2015 (Table 2, row "The present study"):

> Ma = 0.167 × (D2Hρ) 0.883

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#equation

In this library's units, ready to compute (aboveground biomass in kg):

```
Aboveground biomass = 0.167 * (D^2 * Hstem * rho)^0.883
```

Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm); Hstem = Palm stem height, ground to the lowest leaf (m); rho = Wood density (oven-dry mass / green volume) (g/cm³).
The source's own form: 0.167 * (D^2 * H * rho)^0.883, with D in cm, H in m, rho in g/cm3; output in kg.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Aboveground biomass, kg
- Taxon: Euterpe precatoria (species), family Arecaceae; palm
- Where: Terra-firme forest at the INPA forest-management field station, ~60 km NW of Manaus, Amazonas. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#where
- Biomes: tropical
- Stand: natural
- Trees measured: 20. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#n_trees
- DBH range: 3.9–12.7 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#dbh
- Height range: 2.3–16.4 m. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#height
- Method: Power function fitted on ln-ln by standardized major axis (SMA). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-02. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#checked_at

A missing fit statistic is one the source doesn't state, or that we haven't recorded; it is never estimated. Outside the stated DBH range or region, the equation is an extrapolation.

## Source

Da Silva, F., Suwa, R., Kajimoto, T., Ishizuka, M., Higuchi, N., & Kunert, N. (2015). Allometric Equations for Estimating Biomass of Euterpe precatoria, the Most Abundant Palm Species in the Amazon. Forests, 6(2), 450–463.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f6020450
- Access: open access
- Copy we read: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/2/450/htm
- Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/da-silva-2015/
- Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#source

## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table 2, row "The present study"):

> Ma = 0.167 × (D2Hρ) 0.883

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#equation

**Trees measured** (Abstract):

> We harvested twenty palms

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#quote-fit-n-trees

**Smallest DBH** (Section 2.3):

> D ranged from 3.9–12.7 cm and H ranged from 2.3–16.4 m

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#quote-fit-dbh-min-cm

**Our note:** H is stem height from the stem base to the tip of the meristem (palm, fronds not included), mapped to canonical H. rho is the measured stem specific gravity (oven-dry mass / green volume), which the authors found rises with size, so applying this to unmeasured palms needs a rho estimate. Dry mass (fresh mass converted with component water content, dried at 65 C). SMA fit, no correction factor stated. Recommended: best predictor for Ma (adjusted R2 0.983 in Table 1). Table 2 prints the coefficients as 0.167 and 0.883; Table 1 gives ln g = -1.79 and h = 0.88 for the same relation. Palm height is measured from stem base to the meristem tip, fronds excluded; mapped to Hstem (closest canonical variable), not total height.

## Checks this equation passes

On every build, the library's form and the source's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.

| Inputs | Expected | We get | From |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D = 8, rho = 0.4, Hstem = 10 | 22.3 | 22.3 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form (Table 2) |
| D = 12, rho = 0.5, Hstem = 15 | 79.7 | 79.7 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form (Table 2) |

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/da-silva-2015-ma-d2hrho/#checks

The calculator on the page shows carbon as biomass × 0.47 (IPCC 2006 Guidelines, Vol. 4, Ch. 4, Table 4.3) and CO₂e as carbon × 44/12.

## How to cite

Cite the source for the equation: Da Silva, F., Suwa, R., Kajimoto, T., Ishizuka, M., Higuchi, N., & Kunert, N. (2015). Allometric Equations for Estimating Biomass of Euterpe precatoria, the Most Abundant Palm Species in the Amazon. Forests, 6(2), 450–463. https://doi.org/10.3390/f6020450

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