Name:
Southwestern Amazon Subandean Humid Forest Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Humid to hyper-humid forests growing above 500 and up to 1000-1300 m elevation on the sub-Andean hills of the southwestern Amazon Basin in Peru and Bolivia. They have relatively poor, well-drained sandy loam soils. Characteristic species are <i>Apeiba membranacea, Cavanillesia hylogeiton, Clarisia biflora, Clarisia racemosa, Dipteryx odorata, Elaeagia mariae, Elaeagia obovata, Eschweilera andina, Eschweilera coriacea, Euterpe precatoria, Geonoma macrostachys, Iriartea deltoidea, Manilkara excelsa, Oenocarpus bataua, Sloanea fragrans, Sterculia apeibophylla</i>, and <i>Talauma boliviana</i>. Among the predominantly Amazonian floristic composition, some Andean elements such as <i>Elaeagia obovata, Ladenbergia magnifolia, Ladenbergia oblongifolia, Ladenbergia sericea, Podocarpus celatus, Podocarpus magnifolius, Prumnopitys harmsiana</i>, and <i>Weinmannia pinnata</i> are present.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40846-{DBD9C3DF-0FB5-40E9-8FB7-7B36E2217B66}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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