Name:
Western Ecuadorian Humid Forest Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Evergreen to semi-evergreen humid forests of the coastal plain, coastal ridges and low Andean slopes of western Ecuador, up to 300-400 m elevation. Although still developed under conditions of high year-round precipitation, the annual rainfall is not as high as in the Choco, and in part of their distribution, these forests experience a dry season. They grow on soils of sedimentary or igneous origin (ash or basalt), mainly of the Latosols group with clayish texture and good organic matter content. Prominent tree species are <i>Virola dixonii, Quararibea coloradorum, Otoba cf. novogranatensis, Dialyanthera otoba, Cespedesia spathulata, Brosimum utile, Aniba perutilis, Pourouma bicolor, Coussapoa eggersii, Coussapoa herthae, Perebea cf. angustifolia, Protium</i> sp., <i>Caryodaphnopsis theobromifolia, Daphnopsis oculta, Cedrela odorata, Carapa megistocarpa, Carapa nicaraguensis, Chrysophyllum argenteum, Chrysophyllum venezuelanense, Clarisia racemosa, Clarisia biflora, Guarea kunthiana, Matisia grandifolia, Matisia palenquiana</i>. Palms include <i>Aiphanes tricuspidata, Attalea colenda, Bactris gasipaes, Bactris setulosa, Jessenia bataua, Oenocarpus bataua, Oenocarpus mapora</i>. Semi-deciduous species include <i>Pseudobombax millei, Centrolobium ochroxylum, Sapindus saponaria, Zanthoxylum acuminatum</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40837-{329F68F5-2CE8-4F2C-9C8D-32D862CE88E8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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