Name:
Parana Floodplain Forest Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Riverine forests on rocky to sandy/gravelly substrates of basaltic origin in the Alto Parana region of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. In this environment combined with the flooding dynamics, a complex of herbaceous, shrub and tree riparian communities develops, with a generally open canopy and irregular height. These forests have a large amount of vascular and nonvascular epiphytes on the trees. The following list of species is diagnostic for this macrogroup: <i>Zephyranthes flavissima, Chomelia obtusa, Panicum spathellosum, Cyperus iria, Echinodorus grandiflorus, Justicia</i> sp., <i>Cephalanthus glabratus, Mimosa uraguensis, Calliandra selloi, Lafoensia nummularifolia, Phyllanthus sellowianus, Trichilia elegans, Sapium haematospermum, Croton urucurana, Dryopteris triphylla, Inga marginata, Nectandra lanceolata, Nectandra megapotamica, Lonchocarpus leucanthus, Guarea kunthiana, Euerpe edulis, Bastardiopsis densiflora, Alchornea triplinervia, Luehea divaricata, Inga vera ssp. affinis, Ruprechtia laxiflora, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Myrciaria rivularis, Esenbeckia grandiflora, Pithecellobium scalare, Gleditsia amorphoides, Sebastiana brasiliensis, Celtis pubescens, Chusquea ramosissima, Guadua angustifolia</i>, and <i>Cyathea atrovirens</i>. The bamboo-like <i>Chusquea</i> and <i>Guadua</i> can form extensive monodominant stands and generally are the result of large-scale disturbance.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40895-{30673B6B-266D-42C3-9892-B78BBBC039B8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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