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Madagascar Southwestern Coastal Bushland Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Madagascar Southwestern Coastal Bushland Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This macrogroup corresponds to the spiny thickets of southern and southwestern Madagascar characteristic along the coast south of the Mangoky River and at a maximum elevation of up to 200 m. The annual rainfall average is 500 mm or less. Characteristic physiognomies include spiny bush in the south and west and a mosaic of spiny bush and secondary grassland in more inland areas (Morat 1973, White 1983). Plants represented include a mixture of deciduous woody plants and deciduous and evergreen succulents. The endemism is of 95% of the plant species. Dominant families are Burseraceae, Didiereaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Anacardiaceae, and Fabaceae.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40773-{E7122F7B-8854-46B7-B7BF-69AC72DF6727} 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: Madagascar Xeric Scrub & Grassland Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861781 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M469   Scientific: Madagascar Southwestern Coastal Bushland Macrogroup