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African Tropical Dune Vegetation Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: African Tropical Dune Vegetation Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Due to the long history of anthropogenic land use along the coast, much of this landscape today comprises a mosaic of agricultural fields, with grassy follow and the orchards of exotic trees species, such as coconut (<i>Coco nucifera</i>), cashew nut (<i>Anacardium occidentale</i>), and mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i>). An example of this vegetation is the dune vegetation of the coast of Mozambique. In general, a more-or-less continuous cover of dune forest occurs between Ponta do Ouro in the south and Bazaruto in the north. These dunes systems attain heights of 120 m and are considered to be the highest vegetated dunes in the world (Massinga and Hatton 1996). Characteristic species are <i>Mimusops caffra, Diospyros rotundifolia, Sideroxylon inerme, Euclea natalensis, Eugenia capensis, Olax</i> spp., <i>Bridellia catharrtica</i>, and <i>Brexia madagascariensis</i>, among others.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40761-{781059B7-375B-4DD3-ADD1-3A2077DF45F2} 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: African Tropical Cliff, Scree, Rock & Dune Vegetation Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861808 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M457   Scientific: African Tropical Dune Vegetation Macrogroup