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Rhizophora mangle - Laguncularia racemosa - Avicennia germinans - Conocarpus erectus / Jacquinia keyensis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Rhizophora mangle - Laguncularia racemosa - Avicennia germinans - Conocarpus erectus / Jacquinia keyensis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is a non-tidal, seasonally flooded mangrove community, occurring over deep organic soils containing marine marls and freshwater peats. The 3-7 m tall canopy is dominated by Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans, and Conocarpus erectus. Subcanopy and shrub species include Jacquinia keyensis, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Lycium carolinianum, and Rhabdadenia biflora. Herbs include Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense and Ipomoea violacea. Epiphytes are very abundant and diverse, and include Tillandsia flexuosa, Tillandsia paucifolia, Tillandsia fasciculata, Tillandsia balbisiana, Tillandsia X smalliana, Tillandsia utriculata, Encyclia tampensis, and Vanilla barbellata. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27814.RHIZOPHORAMANGL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Feb-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Red Mangrove - White Mangrove - Black Mangrove - Buttonwood / Joewood Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689985 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Rhizophora mangle - Laguncularia racemosa - Avicennia germinans - Conocarpus erectus / Jacquinia keyensis Forest
  Code: CEGL007053
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Rhizophora mangle - Laguncularia racemosa - Avicennia germinans - Conocarpus erectus / Jacquinia keyensis Forest