Name:
Bursera simaruba - Swietenia mahagoni - Lysiloma latisiliquum / Nectandra coriacea - Coccoloba diversifolia Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association represents south Florida inland hardwood hammocks which were apparently first studied by Harper (1927) and Davis (1943). Examples are dominated by a diverse mixture of hardwood species with tropical affinities; the exact composition varies locally between individual hammocks, and especially between hammocks in three discrete regions of Florida (the Keys, southeastern Big Cypress, and the Miami Rock Ridge). At least 10 or 12 species may occur in roughly equal proportions in the canopy, but the density of the species may be dramatically affected by the successional status of the hammock. Among the species which may be encountered are <i>Bursera simaruba, Ficus aurea</i> (more common in maritime hammocks), <i>Swietenia mahagoni, Lysiloma latisiliquum, Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Acoelorraphe wrightii, Quercus virginiana, Quercus laurifolia, Sabal palmetto, Sideroxylon salicifolium, Simarouba glauca, Coccoloba diversifolia, Metopium toxiferum, Nectandra coriacea</i>, and <i>Sideroxylon foetidissimum</i> (more common in maritime hammocks). <i>Myrcianthes fragrans</i> and <i>Eugenia axillaris</i> are typical understory species. Common shrubs are <i>Schoepfia schreberi, Ardisia escallonoides, Tetrazygia bicolor, Randia aculeata, Erythrina herbacea, Rivina humilis, Psychotria tenuifolia</i>, and <i>Psychotria nervosa</i>. Herbs and ferns include <i>Anemia adiantifolia, Anemia wrightii, Nephrolepis exaltata, Thelypteris augescens, Oncidium floridanum, Habenaria odontopetala</i>, and <i>Campyloneurum phyllitidis</i>. Epiphytes are abundant and diverse, and include <i>Tillandsia utriculata, Tillandsia fasciculata, Tillandsia balbisiana, Tillandsia variabilis, Tillandsia setacea, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Phlebodium aureum, Vittaria lineata</i>, and <i>Encyclia tampensis</i>. Soils are shallow (less than 30 cm deep), and consist of litter and calcareous sand over limestone.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35321-{02350F62-7E38-4DE9-99AC-3C409D25468E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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