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This study aimed to develop non-destructive allometric models to estimate the leaf area of three species from the Caatinga biome: Cynophalla flexuosa, Libidibia ferrea and Tabebuia aurea. A total of 1293 leaves were collected from these species, scanned, and analysed using ImageJ software to obtain their length, width, and actual leaf area. In addition, the product of length and width was calculated. Linear, power and exponential regression models were used. The best equations were chosen based on the coefficient of determination, Pearson\u2019s linear correlation coefficient, Willmott\u2019s agreement index, mean squared error, root mean squared error, mean absolute error and mean absolute percentage error. The best equations for all species were constructed using linear and power models, which were indicated for accurate prediction of leaf area. 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