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Maputaland Sand Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Maputaland Sand Forest Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This type of forest occurs in the Kwa Zulu-Natal province of South Africa and extends north into Mozambique. It grows on arenosols and regosols that have developed on ancient mega-dune systems, mostly on the crests and slopes. It forms the core of the Maputaland Regional Center of Endemism. The vegetation communities are short (5-6 m) to tall (<15 m) forests with a well-developed canopy and shrub layer and sparse ground layer. The dominant trees are <i>Cleistanthuis schlechteri, Dialium schlechteri, Newtonia hildebrandtii, Guibourtia conjugata, Baphia massaiensis, Afzelia quanzensis, Balamites maughamii, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Drypetes arguta, Hyperacanthus microphyllus</i>, and <i>Erythrophleum lasianthum</i> (Van Rensburg et al. 2000), and shrub genera are <i>Croton, Cola, Pteleopsis, Psydrax</i>, and <i>Drypetes</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40746-{ED415396-42DF-4678-99B8-661451B9A4B0} 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: Southern African Dry Tropical Forest Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861714 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M442   Scientific: Maputaland Sand Forest Macrogroup