Name:
Eugenia borinquensis - Tabebuia rigida - Marcgravia sintenisii Shrubland
Reference:
Areces-Mallea, A. E., A. S. Weak...
Description:
This 1- to 3-m tall shrubland occurs on the highest peaks (at elevations of 900-1050 m) in the Luquillo Mountains in eastern Puerto Rico, associated with <i>Tabebuia rigida - Ocotea spathulata - Eugenia borinquensis - Henriettea squamulosum</i> Forest. Dominant shrubs are <i>Eugenia borinquensis, Tabebuia rigida, Ocotea spathulata, Micropholis garciniifolia, Daphnopsis philippiana, Symphysia racemosa</i>, and <i>Ardisia luquillensis</i>. A dominant woody vine, often densely draped over shrub species, is <i>Marcgravia sintenisii</i>. Other shrub and vine species include <i>Ilex sintenisii, Psychotria guadalupensis ssp. grosourdyana, Henriettea squamulosum, Miconia sintenisii, Miconia pachyphylla, Vriesea sintenisii, Sloanea berteriana, Cyathea borinquena, Alsophila bryophila, Ardisia luquillensis, Calyptranthes krugii, Ocotea leucoxylon, Mikania pachyphylla, Psychotria maleolens, Gesneria viridiflora ssp. sintenisii, Podocarpus coriaceus</i>, and <i>Prestoea acuminata var. montana (= Prestoea montana)</i>. Herbaceous species include <i>Guzmania berteroana, Olfersia cervina, Peperomia emarginella, Jacquemontia solanifolia, Pilea leptophylla, Diplazium lherminieri, Anthurium dominicense, Blechnum fragile, Thelypteris deltoidea, Isachne angustifolia</i>, and <i>Selaginella krugii</i>. Most of the dominant shrubs are endemic either to the Luquillo Mountains of eastern Puerto Rico, or somewhat more widespread endemics of montane Puerto Rico.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36498.CEGL004852
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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