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Guineo-Congolian Semi-Deciduous Rainforest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Guineo-Congolian Semi-Deciduous Rainforest Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Closed semi-deciduous forest communities that are characterized by a high percentage of deciduous species in the upper stratum, mixed with evergreen species. This forest type occurs in West Africa and towards the transition to the woodland formations surrounding the Congo Basin. A type of forest in this macrogroup is the "sparse or open forest" which has widely spaced trees and a dense herb layer of Marantaceae and Zingiberaceae. This type presents different degrees of canopy closeness; characteristic species are <i>Haumania liebrechtsiana, Megaphrynium</i> spp., and <i>Aframomum</i> spp. Other important large trees species are <i>Erythrophleum suaveolens, Lophira alata, Entandrophragma candollei, Piptadeniastrum africanum, Pentaclethra macrophylla, Annonidium mannii, Mitragyna ciliata</i>, and <i>Millettia laurentii</i>. Among small trees are <i>Isolona hexaloba, Chaetocarpus africanus, Santiria trimera, Strombosia pustula, Pausinystalia macrophylla</i>, and <i>Camptostyles mannii</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40711-{B7C8B2C7-C5EF-4CE3-8744-3D5333B84F89} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Guineo-Congolian Lowland Humid Forest Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861686 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M407   Scientific: Guineo-Congolian Semi-Deciduous Rainforest Macrogroup