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Hyeronima nipensis - Sloanea curatellifolia - Byrsonima spicata Forest | Areces-Mallea, A. E., A. S. Weak...
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Name: Hyeronima nipensis - Sloanea curatellifolia - Byrsonima spicata Forest
Reference: Areces-Mallea, A. E., A. S. Weak...
Description: Serpentine rainforest community with two canopy layers, a rather dense shrub layer and a poorly developed herb layer. The 18- to 25-m high upper canopy is dominated by <i>Hyeronima nipensis</i> or codominated by this former species and other associates such as <i>Sloanea curatellifolia, Byrsonima spicata (= Byrsonima coriacea)</i>, and <i>Chionanthus domingensis (= Linociera domingensis)</i>. This forest association is poor in tree-ferns, epiphytes, and bryophytes. Other common species may include <i>Myrsine coriacea, Terminalia nipensis, Podocarpus ekmanii, Calophyllum utile, Ocotea nemodaphne (= Ocotea cuneata), Coccoloba retusa, Chrysophyllum argenteum, Miconia serrulata, Sideroxylon cubense (= Dipholis cubensis)</i>, and others. East Cuba: Sierra de Nipe and Sierra Cristal, between 400 and 800 m elevation. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36499.CEGL008302
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Scientific: Hyeronima nipensis - Sloanea curatellifolia - Byrsonima spicata Forest
  Code: CEGL008302
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