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CEGL004710 Swietenia mahagoni - Piscidia piscipula - Colubrina arborescens Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: West Indian Mahogany - Florida Fishpoison-tree - Greenheart Forest
Colloquial Name: South Florida Madeira Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This tropical hammock type occurs in the southern coastal portions of Everglades National Park. Swietenia mahagoni, Piscidia piscipula, and Colubrina arborescens are prominent components of the canopy. This hammock type occurs on ridges of shoreline- or storm-deposited marl and/or sand. Hammocks further inland (and north) replace Swietenia with Lysiloma to some extent.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: More information is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Swietenia mahagoni, Piscidia piscipula, and Colubrina arborescens are prominent components of the canopy in stands of this type. Other canopy species may include Eugenia foetida, Coccoloba diversifolia, Conocarpus erectus, Metopium toxiferum, and Pithecellobium keyense (T. Armentano pers. comm.). Hammocks further inland (and north) replace Swietenia mahagoni with Lysiloma latisiliquum to some extent. Lysiloma is characteristic of limestone outcrops, Swietenia of either sandy storm ridges (north shore of Florida Bay) or marl deposits (T. Armentano pers. comm.).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This hammock type occurs on ridges of shoreline- or storm-deposited marl and/or sand.
Geographic Range: This tropical hammock type occurs in the southern coastal portions of Everglades National Park.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687309
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 | A2031 False Mastic - Blolly - Sea-grape Forest & Scrub Alliance | A2031 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004710 West Indian Mahogany - Florida Fishpoison-tree - Greenheart Forest | CEGL004710 | 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: ? Madeira Hammock (Olmsted et al. 1981)
- Armentano, Tom. Personal communication. National Park Service, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL.
- Olmsted, I. C., L. L. Loope, and R. P. Russell. 1981. Vegetation of the southern coastal region of Everglades National Park between Flamingo and Joe Bay. USDI National Park Service, Everglades National Park, Southern Florida Research Center. Report T-620. Homestead, FL. 18 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.