Name:
Ebenopsis ebano - Ehretia anacua / Condalia hookeri Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This evergreen subtropical community once occurred as dense forests with 15-m canopies and large-diameter subtropical trees. Remaining examples are described as having no clear dominant. Larger tree species (both in diameter and height) may include Ebenopsis ebano (= Pithecellobium ebano), Ehretia anacua, and Leucaena pulverulenta. Other characteristic trees and shrubs include deciduous trees more characteristic of floodplain forests, such as Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Fraxinus berlandieriana, Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa, and Ulmus crassifolia. Other characteristic tree and shrub species are of subtropical affinities, such as Adelia vaseyi, Amyris madrensis, Celtis pallida, Chiococca alba, Condalia hookeri, Cordia boissieri, Esenbeckia berlandieri (= Esenbeckia runyonii), Havardia pallens, Malpighia glabra, Phaulothamnus spinescens, Pisonia aculeata, Randia rhagocarpa, Sabal mexicana, Sideroxylon celastrinum (= Bumelia celastrina), Xylosma flexuosa, Zanthoxylum fagara, and Ziziphus obtusifolia may occur as tall shrubs or small trees. Typical shrubs are Cardiospermum corindum, Cocculus diversifolius, Mimosa malacophylla, Passiflora suberosa, Serjania brachycarpa, and Urvillea ulmacea. The ground layer is often poorly developed and very sparse, because of shading, but in some examples may include Iresine palmeri, Petiveria alliacea, Sporobolus buckleyi, Leersia monandra, and Plumbago scandens. The epiphyte Tillandsia baileyi is also characteristic. These forests occur on deep, well-drained soils of the Rio Grande River delta, and are most often associated with mesic resaca banks, low lying areas formed by old river channels. These areas are not part of the active river floodplain but may be subject to periodic inundation and drying.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24094.EBENOPSISEBANOE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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