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CEGL007057 Conocarpus erectus - Metopium toxiferum - Acoelorraphe wrightii / Chrysobalanus icaco Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove - Florida Poisontree - Everglades Palm / Coco-plum Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This mangrove swamp forest of southern Florida occurs on wetland hammock islands surrounded by wet prairie. It is dominated by a 4- to 15-m tall canopy of Conocarpus erectus, Metopium toxiferum, Acoelorraphe wrightii, and Sabal palmetto. Subcanopy and shrub species include Chrysobalanus icaco, Sabal palmetto, and Myrsine cubana. Epiphytes are abundant and include Tillandsia spp. and Encyclia tampensis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This mangrove swamp forest occurs in southern Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685907
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
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 | CEGL007057 Button Mangrove - Florida Poisontree - Everglades Palm / Coco-plum Forest | CEGL007057 | 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: ? Buttonwood Strand (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
- 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.