Name:
Cerradâo Sclerophyllous Woodland Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Sclerophyllous woodland of the Cerrado biogeographic region, distributed in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is a transitional type between the seasonal dry forest and the Cerrado savannas, with woody cover >50% and trees 7-15 m high, with a rich and varied shrub and grassland component. Characteristic species vary according to the location, soils and climatic conditions. In general they are seasonal and show xeromorphic features. The soils where they develop vary widely, from mesotrophic with high calcium content to lateritic and acidic, or very shallow. Characteristic species are <i>Hirtella glandulosa, Emmotum nitens, Sclerolobium paniculatum, Vochysia haenkeana, Virola sebifera, Blepharocalyx salicifolius, Siphoneugena densiflora, Ocotea spixiana, Phoebe erythropoda, Callisthene major, Sclerolobium paniculatum, Siparuna guianensis</i>, and <i>Cardiopetalum calophyllum</i>, and for Bolivia cerradoes: <i>Magonia pubescens, Qualea grandiflora, Qualea multiflora, Qualea parviflora, Agonandra brasiliensis, Salvertia convallariodora, Caryocar brasiliense, Eriotheca gracilipes, Hancornia speciosa, Ouratea hexasperma, Callisthene fasciculata, Callisthene hassleri, Callisthene microphylla, Copaifera langsdorfii, Antonia ovata, Bonyunia antoniifolia, Cariniana multiflora, Pterodon emarginatus, Kielmeyera coriacea, Dipteryx alata, Plathymenia reticulata, Terminalia argentea, Bowdichia virgilioides, Xylopia aromatica, Allagoptera leucocalyx, Anacardium humile, Pseudobombax longiflorum, Himatanthus obovatus, Machaerium acutifolium, Guettarda viburnoides, Zamia boliviana, Lafoensia pacari, Priogymnanthus hasslerianus, Ananas ananassoides, Bromelia villosa</i>, among others.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:41095-{686BA86D-F28A-4368-A1F2-C2751E7E295B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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