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Malagasy Subhumid Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Malagasy Subhumid Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: In the Bemaraha Plateau, there is one occurrence of this macrogroup, which represents seasonal dry woodland communities growing in western Madagascar. This extends north-south in an area that is 100 km by 5-15 km wide, bounded on the east by the steep 300- to 400-m Bemaraha Cliff above the Manambolo River valley. The western side of the plateau falls away west in rolling savanna-covered hills of anthropogenic origin. In the north, undulating country alternates with limestone outcrops. In the south, the karst plateau is deeply eroded into a forest of sharp fluted limestone pinnacles amongst dolines, swallowholes and canyons. This area is known as Tsingy (tip-toe). Annual rainfall on the plateau is between 1000-1500 mm; in the western forest it is between 500-1000 mm. There is a dry, warm season of six months. Many species are unique to this formation, including west coast ebony <i>Diospyros perrieri, Delonix regia</i>, and <i>Musa perrieri</i>. Baobabs <i>Adansonia digitata</i> and xerophytes such as species of <i>Aloe, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe</i>, and <i>Pachypodium</i> are found here. Other families include Flacourtiaceae, Orchidaceae, Annonaceae, Bombacaceae, and Moraceae. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40752-{C6793C57-9C2F-4BAB-8B13-88DEC0CF17F4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861746 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M448
  Scientific: Malagasy Subhumid Woodland & Savanna Macrogroup