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Eastern Subandean Ridge Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eastern Subandean Ridge Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This macrogroup covers forests growing on very steep and rugged topography of the lower eastern branches of the Cordillera Oriental in southeastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru, on igneous and metamorphic rocks and a wide range of substrates, usually between 1500 m and 2200 m elevation in humid to hyper-humid conditions due to precipitation and fog. Canopy cover is &gt;70% and trees are 20-30 m tall, interspersed with patches of several hectares dominated by one or a few species of tall trees (i.e., <i>Podocarpus oleifolius</i>) or else shrublands (<i>Alzatea verticillata, Graffenrieda emarginata</i>, and the palm <i>Dictyocaryum lamarckianum</i>). Their floristic composition is predominantly of Andean genera, as compared with other forests in this belt which show a mixed Amazonian and Andean flora. The species assemblages include several diverse genera such as <i>Cinchona, Clusia, Beilschmiedia, Hieronyma, Mauria, Nectandra, Ocotea, Oreopanax, Siparuna, Weinmannia, Ceroxylon</i>, and many other palms. <i>Axinaea, Vismia</i>, and <i>Chusquea</i>, take over disturbed areas after landslides or mass movements. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40869-{6BF7230F-2F7A-4F8E-8CC2-9279B37EDB83}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Apr-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.884746 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M615
  Scientific: Eastern Subandean Ridge Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup