Name:
Tepuyan Mesic Grass & Forb Meadow Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Different types of meadow or dense non-graminoid "grassland" with a shrub component. The woody component may be dominated by low shrubs and subshrubs. The herbaceous component is formed by broadleaf forbs, tubiform or with rosette-like leaves, usually sclerophyllous. Different substrates and elevations support different communities. These occur on peaks, plateaus and slopes of the tepuys and hills across the Guiana Shield in Venezuela, between 750-2750 m asl. The substrate may be rocky, usually with sandstone outcrops, or consisting of peat or organic matter in flat plateaus. It has a hyper-humid climate. Diagnostic species for this macrogroup are <i>Stegolepis</i> spp., <i>Navia ovoidea, Brocchinia</i> spp., <i>Everardia montana, Orectanthe sceptrum, Abolboda</i> spp., <i>Xyris</i> spp., <i>Nietneria corymbosa, Kunhardtia rhodantha, Saxofridericia</i> spp., <i>Philodendron englerianum, Heliamphora tatei, Bonnetia</i> spp., <i>Celianella</i> spp., <i>Terminalia quintalata, Stenopadus jauaensis, Ledothamnus jauaensis, Tibouchina</i> spp., <i>Mabea</i> spp., <i>Duidania</i> spp., <i>Cyrilla</i> spp., and <i>Ilex</i> spp.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40934-{AE57BD73-CE4B-4410-BF50-5B88F4E42BAD}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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