Name:
Sideroxylon foetidissimum - Sideroxylon salicifolium - Roystonea elata Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Seasonal evergreen forest community of the Cuban plains and hilly areas on limestone-derived soils. The upper canopy layer is usually codominated by <i>Sideroxylon foetidissimum (= Mastichodendron foetidissimum), Sideroxylon salicifolium (= Bumelia salicifolia), Roystonea elata (= Roystonea regia), Bursera simaruba</i>, and <i>Ficus crassinervis</i>. Other common trees may include <i>Cordia gerascanthus, Zanthoxylum elephantiasis, Andira inermis, Cassine xylocarpa, Cecropia schreberiana, Exothea paniculata, Allophylus cominia, Cedrela odorata, Trichilia hirta, Celtis trinervia, Pseudolmedia spuria, Petitia domingensis, Citharexylum caudatum, Guazuma ulmifolia, Cojoba arborea (= Pithecellobium arboreum), Casearia hirsuta, Guettarda elliptica, Oxandra lanceolata, Eugenia monticola (= Eugenia maleolens), Savia sessiliflora, Adelia ricinella, Erythroxylum confusum, Pera bumeliifolia</i> and <i>Schoepfia schreberi (= Schoepfia chrysophylloides)</i>. Woody climbers such as <i>Cissus verticillata (= Cissus sicyoides), Gouania lupuloides, Platygyne hexandra</i>, and <i>Chiococca alba</i> are often present. DISTRIBUTION: Cuba: widely distributed from the Guanacahabibes peninsula, south of Isle of Pines and in the foothills of the limestone middle ranges of western and central Cuba.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35297.CEGL008323
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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