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Northern Andean Lower Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Northern Andean Lower Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Dense, evergreen, 20-30 m tall, multi-strata and extremely diverse forest. It grows on hillsides and ridges of sub-Andean mountains or directly in the lower belt of the main cordillera, from 1000-1300 m to 2000-2200 m elevation, often surrounded by a layer of fog. It is distributed on the western and eastern slopes of the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador under humid to hyper-humid climate. Palms are conspicuous components in some locations, especially <i>Dyctiocaryum lamarckianum, Dyctiocaryum schultzei</i>, and <i>Geonoma</i> spp. Other common genera are <i>Calatola, Caryodendron, Chrysochlamys, Clarisia, Gustavia, Hyeronima, Nectandra, Otoba, Ruagea</i>, and <i>Tovomita</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40861-{19A1D3B8-3B50-44DB-981A-5E885FB88AF3}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Apr-2014 to: ongoing
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  Code: M607
  Scientific: Northern Andean Lower Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup