Name:
East Caribbean Karstic Forest Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group occurs as small patches in submontane or montane rainforest zones, below 600 m elevation in Puerto Rico and up to 1100 m in higher mountains with karst outcrops. It is composed of drought-tolerant deciduous trees with open canopy layers, 6-8 m tall. The shrub layer is 2-3 m high and very dense. Rocks and trunks are covered by mosses and epiphytes. The following list of species is diagnostic for this group: <i>Agave</i> spp., <i>Bernardia dichotoma, Citharexylum matheanum, Coccothrinax trinitensis, Erythroxylum clarense, Fadyenia hookeri, Karwinskia potrerilloana, Mahonia tenuifolia, Ocotea floribunda, Psychotria martii, Savia sessiliflora, Tabebuia bibracteolata, Tabebuia sauvallei, Terminalia neglecta, Thouinia clarensis, Zanthoxylum cubense</i>, and Cactaceae. In Puerto Rico, the following species are typical: <i>Bucida buceras, Bursera simaruba, Coccoloba diversifolia</i>, and <i>Zanthoxylum martinicense</i>. In Jamaica common species are <i>Cedrela odorata, Cinnamomum montanum, Coccoloba swartzii, Guapira fragrans, Nectandra patens, Pisonia subcordata</i>, and <i>Sideroxylon portoricense</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40188-{39682342-DA96-4AB6-BECD-B7261DDC935E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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