Comparison of storm damage by Hurricane Georges to 24 species of trees growing in and near the University of Puerto Rico Botanic Garden.
| Species | Mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dbh (cm) | Height (m) | Def. | CL | S+T | No. | |
| Swietenia mahagoni | 28.5 | 10.7 | 70.7 | 22.7 | 0 | 50 |
| Hymenaea courbaril | 38.0 | 17.3 | 89.6 | 40.6 | 2 | 50 |
| Calophyllum calaba | 34.8 | 15.2 | 77.3 | 41.0 | 6 | 50 |
| Pinus caribaea | 37.2 | 17.7 | 51.8 | 41.8 | 6 | 50 |
| Melaleuca quinquinervia | 26.6 | 8.8 | 52.4 | 43.2 | 10 | 39 |
| Delonix regia | 36.3 | 10.9 | 70.2 | 43.8 | 2 | 49 |
| Lagerstromia speciosa | 48.5 | 11.5 | 77.0 | 44.0 | 2 | 50 |
| Terminalia catappa | 46.6 | 14.6 | 86.6 | 46.5 | 2 | 41 |
| Tabebuia heterophylla | 23.7 | 10.3 | 73.2 | 47.4 | 4 | 50 |
| Cassia javanica | 43.9 | 10.5 | 87.7 | 47.4 | 10 | 31 |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | 54.0 | 20.6 | 62.0 | 49.8 | 4 | 50 |
| Pterocarpus macrocarpus | 76.4 | 20.7 | 94.5 | 50.7 | 6 | 50 |
| Bucida buceras | 33.6 | 13.4 | 80.7 | 50.7 | 2 | 50 |
| Enterolobium cyclocarpum | 113.6 | 17.5 | 87.6 | 50.8 | 9 | 33 |
| Mangifera indica | 64.5 | 12.6 | 66.8 | 51.7 | 2 | 50 |
| Clitoria fairchieldiana | 26.0 | 4.7 | 62.0 | 51.9 | 38 | 32 |
| Ficus benjamina | 68.6 | 9.1 | 56.5 | 52.5 | 30 | 50 |
| Schefflera morototoni | 16.4 | 10.1 | 91.3 | 56.4 | 30 | 50 |
| Albizia procera | 34.2 | 18.8 | 97.3 | 59.7 | 22 | 50 |
| Cecropia schreberiana | 24.5 | 12.7 | 94.5 | 60.6 | 24 | 34 |
| Sterculia apetala | 33.1 | 12.9 | 94.9 | 63.7 | 21 | 34 |
| Peltophorum pterocarpum | 38.6 | 15.4 | 89.5 | 65.6 | 12 | 33 |
| Senna siamea | 30.3 | 16.2 | 94.9 | 66.5 | 10 | 50 |
| Spathodea campanulata | 41.6 | 16.9 | 98.1 | 81.1 | 34 | 50 |
Dbh = diameter at breast height; Height = estimated pre-storm tree height; Def. = estimated percent defoliation; CL = percent of crown volume (space occupied by the envelope of limbs and twigs) lost, based on a visualization of former crown volume; S+T = sum of snapped and thrown (tipped) trees; No. = number of trees sampled.