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A.7 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.7
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Lowland meso-macropyllous seasonal evergreen forests with ~Ceiba pentandra$ and ~Roystonea$ spp., extending to the lower zone of the middle ranges of the Antilles, conditioned by a seasonal tropical climate with 1400-2000 mm annual precipitation and 2-4 dry months. Two canopy layers are present, with emergent deciduous trees. In addition to ~Ceiba pentandra$ and ~Roystonea$ spp., other characteristic species may include ~Sideroxylon foetidissimum (= Mastichodendron foetidissimum), Guazuma ulmifolia, Zanthoxylum flavum, Zanthoxylum martinicense, Cedrela odorata, Swietenia mahagoni, Sideroxylon salicifolium (= Bumelia salicifolia), Lonchocarpus$ spp., and many others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2331.A7
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: I.A.3.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: CEIBA PENTANDRA - ROYSTONEA SPP. FOREST ALLIANCE
  Code: A.7
  Common: Kapoktree - Royal Palm species Forest Alliance