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CEGL007004 Sideroxylon foetidissimum - Sideroxylon salicifolium - Ficus aurea - Quercus virginiana - Celtis laevigata Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: False Mastic - White Bully - Florida Strangler Fig - Live Oak - Sugarberry Forest
Colloquial Name: South Florida Indian Midden Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This hardwood hammock community occurs on Indian middens in southern Florida. These forests are closely related to other hardwood hammocks of the region but may be differentiated most easily by their occurrence on anthropogenic midden piles. Because these middens are topographically higher than the immediately surrounding landscape, they apparently lack a true hydroperiod and consequently develop larger trees than some other hammocks. Many of the nominal species may also be encountered in inland hammocks of the region. Perhaps the most distinctive vegetation feature of these stands is the persistence of species cultivated by the aboriginal inhabitants.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type was originally listed as "questionably distinct" and should perhaps be considered within the range of variation within tropical hardwood hammocks [see ~Bursera simaruba - Swietenia mahagoni - Lysiloma latisiliquum / Nectandra coriacea - Coccoloba diversifolia Forest (CEGL007003)$$]. More data are needed to determine the uniqueness of this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation of these forests is closely related to other hardwood hammocks of the region (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979). They tend to have somewhat larger trees, some lower canopy diversity, and occur on different sites. In addition to Sideroxylon foetidissimum, Sideroxylon salicifolium, Ficus aurea, Quercus virginiana, and Celtis laevigata, other characteristic species include Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Chamaecrista fasciculata (= Cassia brachiata), and Ocimum campechianum (= Ocimum micranthum). Perhaps the most distinctive vegetation feature of these stands is the persistence of species cultivated by the aboriginal inhabitants, including Sapindus saponaria (soapberry), Piscidia sp. (for fishing), one or more Citrus sp. (e.g., rough lemon, orange), Carica papaya, etc. Ocimum is an annual or short-lived perennial herb (T. Armentano pers. comm.).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type occurs only on anthropogenic Indian middens that are topographically higher and consequently drier than the surrounding landscape (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979). The middens are elevated above the immediately surrounding landscape, but their elevation does not "exceed that of interior hammocks found on limestone outcrops" (T. Armentano pers. comm.).
Geographic Range: This community occurs on Indian middens in southern Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685193
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.A Tropical Forest & Woodland Subclass | S17 | 1.A |
| Formation | 1.A.1 Tropical Dry Forest & Woodland Formation | F003 | 1.A.1 |
| Division | 1.A.1.Ea Caribbean-Mesoamerican Dry Forest & Woodland Division | D099 | 1.A.1.Ea |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.1.Ea.2 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - Stopper species Caribbean Coastal Lowland Dry Forest Macrogroup | M134 | 1.A.1.Ea.2 |
| Group | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Group | G765 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Alliance | A2030 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Alliance | A2030 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007004 False Mastic - White Bully - Florida Strangler Fig - Live Oak - Sugarberry Forest | CEGL007004 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Midden Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
- Armentano, Tom. Personal communication. National Park Service, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL.
- Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstetter, and T. R. Alexander. 1979. Preliminary synopsis of major plant communities in the East Everglades area: Vegetation map supplement. Unpublished document. Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department, Miami, FL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.