Tree Allometrics

Tectona grandis / Stem volume

Teak stem volume from D and H (V5, generic)

Stem volumeTectona grandis · LamiaceaeNepalplantationRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Abstract; Table 7, model V5)

V = [0.3364 + (0.0685 × dbh) + (−0.097 × H)]

In this library's units, ready to compute (m³)

Stem volume = 0.3364 + 0.0685 * D - 0.0970 * H
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

In the paper H is the height predicted from the H2 equation (H*), not the measured height; with measured height the fit is not what the authors validated. Stump excluded from volume. R2 0.988 (adj. 0.985), RMSE 0.09 m3 (Table 7). The only candidate with all parameters significant.

Source
31 (70 % of the data) were randomly selected to build the model
Trees measured · Section 2.2
Trees measured
31
DBH range
6.37–58.92 cm
Height range
5.7–26.1 m
R²
0.988
Method
least squares on training set (31 of 44 felled trees)
Where
Sagarnath Forestry Development Project, Sarlahi district, central lowland Nepal
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
Height from
0.542
Stem volume (m³)
Fitted DBH range00.511.52510152025303540DBH (cm)Stem volume (m³)Stem volume

Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.

Checks this equation passes

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

InputsExpectedWe getFrom
D = 20, H = 120.5420.542Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 35, H = 190.8910.891Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 55, H = 241.781.78Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)

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