Legumes such as Eperua oleifera, E. campestris, Palovea brasiliensis, Elizabetha paraensis, E. bicolor, E. durissima, and Coumarouna speciosa are common. From Wordnik.com. [Madeira-Tapajós moist forests] Reference
Other trees characteristic of the várzea forest are Parkia inundabilis, Septotheca tessmannii, Coumarouna micrantha, Ceiba burchellii, Ochroma lagopus, and Manilkara inundata. From Wordnik.com. [Purus varzea] Reference
Stands characterized by Parkia inundabilis, Septotheca tessmannii, Coumarouna micrantha, Ceiba burchellii, Ochroma lagopus, Manilkara inundata, and Iryanthera tessmannii are abundant near Iquitos. From Wordnik.com. [Iquitos varzea] Reference
Other trees characteristic of the várzea forest are Parkia inundabilis, Septotheca tessmannii, Coumarouna micrantha, Ceiba burchellii, Ochroma lagopus, and Manilkara inundata and the locally threatened species Cedrela odorata, Platymiscium ulei, Calophyllum brasiliense, and Xylopia frutescens. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
Some of the flora in the upper canopy (40 m) include Anacardium excelsum, Carapa guianensis, Ceiba pentandra, Coumarouna punctata, Couroupita guianenesis, Escheweilera sp., and Sterculia apetala; in the middle canopy (approx. 20 m): Calophllum brasiliense, Guarea thichioides, Parkia pendula, Pentaclethra macrobola, and Swartzia sp.; and in the lower canopy (approx. 10 m): Grislea sp. From Wordnik.com. [Catatumbo moist forests] Reference
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