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Western Amazon Savanna Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Western Amazon Savanna Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: The macrogroup represents the few savanna formations occurring within the matrix of Amazonian rainforests in the western Amazon Basin. These are savannas with a woody stratum growing in a humid seasonal climate, on well-drained soils forming mounts. The woody component is scattered, short and with trees or shrubs that have sclerophyllous leaves, with diagnostic species such as <i>Byrsonima linguifera, Caraipa llanorum, Cariniana multiflora, Caryocar brasiliense, Curatella americana, Licania sclerophylla, Qualea grandiflora</i>, and <i>Vochysia rufa</i>. Some occurrences are located in the southwestern Amazon in Bolivia (Heath, Ixiamas e Iturralde), southern Peru, and Brazil, while another important extent occurs in Colombia at the southern foothills of the Sierra de la Macarena. The herbaceous component is dominated by grasses and sedges up to 0.6 m high, with species such as <i>Andropogon leucoctachyus, Axonopus aureus, Setaria parviflora</i>, and <i>Trachypogon plumosus</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40672-{83089C98-104A-4392-899F-696306B590F6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Apr-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860599 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M345
  Scientific: Western Amazon Savanna Macrogroup