# Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje) AGB from stem height

Aboveground biomass equation for Mauritia flexuosa, Peru, from Goodman et al. 2013. 16 trees, DBH 19–36 cm. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Goodman et al. 2013 (Table 3):

> Mauritia ln(AGB) ln(Hstem) 2.4647 1.3777 0.897 16 0.273

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#equation

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

```
Aboveground biomass = 1.038 * exp(2.4647 + 1.3777 * ln(Hstem))
```

Inputs: Hstem = Palm stem height, ground to the lowest leaf (m).
The source's own form: 1.038 * exp(2.4647 + 1.3777 * ln(Hstem)), with Hstem in m; output in kg.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Aboveground biomass, kg
- Taxon: Mauritia flexuosa (species), family Arecaceae; palm
- Where: Wetland forest, Pacaya–Samiria National Reserve, Loreto, Peru. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#where
- Biomes: tropical
- Stand: natural
- Trees measured: 16. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#n_trees
- DBH range: 19–36 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#dbh
- R²: 0.897. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#r2
- Residual SE: 0.273. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#rse
- Correction factor: 1.038 (applied). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#cf
- Method: OLS on ln(AGB) vs ln(Hstem); Baskerville correction exp(RSE²/2). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-01. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#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

Goodman, R. C., Phillips, O. L., del Castillo Torres, D., Freitas, L., Cortese, S. T., Monteagudo, A., & Baker, T. R. (2013). Amazon palm biomass and allometry. Forest Ecology and Management, 310, 994–1004.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.045
- Access: paywalled
- Copy we read: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/77906/7/Amazon%20Palm%20Biomass_Goodman_with_coversheet.pdf
- Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/goodman-2013/
- Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#source

## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table 3):

> Mauritia ln(AGB) ln(Hstem) 2.4647 1.3777 0.897 16 0.273

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#equation

**Smallest DBH** (Table 1):

> Loreto Mauritia flexuosa 16 19-36 5.1-30.5 9.1-38.4

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#quote-fit-dbh-min-cm

**Correction factor** (Section 2.4, lines 220–221 (author post-print)):

> A correction factor, exp(RSE2/2), was applied to biomass estimates from logarithmically transformed models (Baskerville, 1972).

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#quote-fit-cf

**Our note:** Height-only model: Hstem = stem height to the base of the lowest leaf (m), fitted range 5.1–30.5 m. The table row is labelled 'Mauritia'; all sampled individuals were M. flexuosa. Table 3 also gives a belowground model for this species. Correction factor multiplied in.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hstem = 15 | 509 | 509 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the Table 3 coefficients times exp(RSE²/2) |

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-mauritia-flexuosa/#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: Goodman, R. C., Phillips, O. L., del Castillo Torres, D., Freitas, L., Cortese, S. T., Monteagudo, A., & Baker, T. R. (2013). Amazon palm biomass and allometry. Forest Ecology and Management, 310, 994–1004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.045

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