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Southern African Scarp Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Southern African Scarp Forest Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Evergreen subtropical forest with most of the precipitation occurring in the summer, around 1040 mm mean annual rainfall. This macrogroup shows a large latitudinal distribution from possibly Mozambique south to the Kei River in the Transkei coast. Biogeographically the link is with the Tongaland-Pondoland regional mosaic, since this macrogroup forms part of the coastal forests region. Forests in this group occur from 50-600 m elevation, often on rock outcrops and steep scarps with nutrient-poor and shallow soils. However, it reaches 15-25 m in height and has multiple strata. Characteristic tree species are <i>Buxus macowanii, Buxus natalensis, Drypetes gerrardii, Englerophytum natalense, Heywoodia lucens, Memecylon natalense, Millettia grandis, Oricia bachmannii, Rinorea angustifolia</i>, and <i>Umtiza listeriana</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40717-{1015B915-F93F-44C9-AA01-C874A43EEABE} 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: Eastern & Southern African Lowland Humid Forest Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861698 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M413   Scientific: Southern African Scarp Forest Macrogroup