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Laplacea haematoxylon - Solanum punctulatum - Turpinia occidentalis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Laplacea haematoxylon - Solanum punctulatum - Turpinia occidentalis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Forest community with two tree strata, the 12- to 18-m upper one essentially codominated by three species: <i>Laplacea haematoxylon, Solanum punctulatum</i>, and <i>Turpinia occidentalis</i>. The 4- to 10-m second canopy layer is richer in species: <i>Mecranium purpurascens, Psychotria corymbosa</i>, and <i>Cestrum hirtum</i> are usually well represented, and tree-ferns are very frequent, particularly <i>Cyathea pubescens</i>. A characteristic diagnostic species of this association is <i>Boehmeria caudata</i>, which is absent from other forest types in the area. The shrub layer includes <i>Besleria lutea, Piper arboreum, Piper fadyenii, Acalypha virgata</i>, and <i>Tournefortia glabra</i>, and the thick-stemmed woody climber <i>Marcgravia brownei</i> is present. DISTRIBUTION: Jamaica: The Blue Mountains. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35807.CEGL008303
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Laplacea haematoxylon - Solanum punctulatum - Turpinia occidentalis Forest
  Code: CEGL008303
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