Name:
Central Andean (Yungas) Lower Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This macrogroup includes forests growing at 1200-1400 m and 1700-2000 m elevation. They occupy upper slopes and ridges of the sub-Andean hills, well exposed to the rains and mists (palm grove physiognomy) or less steep slopes and deeper soils (forest physiognomy), always in areas with humid to hyper-humid climate. It is usually distributed on deep and well-drained humic soils. The variant dominated by the palm <i>Dictyocaryum lamarckianum</i> is less diverse, while the diverse forest variant is extremely floristically diverse. Characteristic species are <i>Juglans neotropica, Juglans boliviana, Saurauia peruviana, Saurauia spectabilis, Podocarpus oleifolius, Mauria heterophylla, Toxicodendron striatum, Myroxylon balsamum, Nectandra cissiflora, Nectandra cuneato-cordata, Myrcia splendens, Myrcia fallax, Myrcia mollis, Ceiba boliviana, Escallonia pendula, Guatteria boliviana, Dendropanax arboreus, Protium heptaphyllum, Cinchona</i> spp., <i>Ladenbergia</i> spp., <i>Cyathea</i> spp., among others.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40865-{CF7CD084-935B-4CEC-A9AA-BBCBDCDEB909}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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