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Pterocarpus officinalis Caribbean Flooded Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pterocarpus officinalis Caribbean Flooded Forest Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This Caribbean group occurs in basins and plains along the coast, in the wide valleys of lowland rivers, or on rich, black alluvial soils. It can also occur right behind the mangrove communities in coastal areas with high rainfall and/or abundant riverflow. Depending on the duration of the flooding period, forests can have one or more tree layers; broadleaf evergreen trees and palms are typical. The canopy can be 10-15 m, 15-18 m, or 20-25 m high. The following list of species is diagnostic: <i>Acoelorraphe wrightii, Bucida buceras, Calophyllum antillanum, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Ficus</i> spp., <i>Melicoccus bijugatus, Myrsine cubana, Nephrolepis biserrata, Prestoea acuminata var. montana, Pterocarpus officinalis, Roystonea borinquena, Roystonea regia, Sabal parviflora, Sabal yapa, Sideroxylon portoricense, Swietenia mahagoni, Symphonia globulifera, Tabebuia angustata</i>, and <i>Tabernaemontana amblyocarpa</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40175-{020CD359-4AEB-4933-B719-D374CACC6E1E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Jul-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Caribbean Floodplain Forest Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860773 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G459   Scientific: Pterocarpus officinalis Caribbean Flooded Forest Group