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CEGL007600 Conocarpus erectus Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These tidal swamps of Florida and Cuba and possibly elsewhere in the Caribbean have Conocarpus erectus as the dominant tree species (70-80% cover) and the common presence of the fern Acrostichum aureum in the herb layer. Other species may include Laguncularia racemosa, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Fimbristylis spadicea, Schoenoplectus americanus, Eleocharis cellulosa, and Baccharis halimifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Based on Borhidi (1991).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These tidal swamps are dominated by Conocarpus erectus, typically at high cover. Other common species occurring at lower cover include Acrostichum aureum, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Fimbristylis spadicea, Schoenoplectus americanus, Eleocharis cellulosa, Baccharis halimifolia, Laguncularia racemosa, Batis maritima, and Borrichia frutescens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This forest is known from Florida and Cuba and possibly elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Nations: CU,US,XA
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688074
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G5
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.5 Mangrove Formation | F006 | 1.A.5 |
| Division | 1.A.5.Ua Atlantic-Caribbean & East Pacific Mangrove Division | D004 | 1.A.5.Ua |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.5.Ua.3 Black Mangrove - White Mangrove - Red Mangrove Macrogroup | M005 | 1.A.5.Ua.3 |
| Group | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b Red Mangrove Forest Group | G004 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Alliance | A0473 Button Mangrove Fringe Mangrove Alliance | A0473 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Association | CEGL007600 Button Mangrove Forest | CEGL007600 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Acrosticho - Conocarpetum erectae (Borhidi 1991)
= Conocarpus erecta Forest Vegetation (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999)
= Conocarpus erecta Forest Vegetation (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999)
- Areces-Mallea, A. E., A. S. Weakley, X. Li, R. G. Sayre, J. D. Parrish, C. V. Tipton, and T. Boucher. 1999. A guide to Caribbean vegetation types: Preliminary classification system and descriptions. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. 166 pp.
- Borhidi, A. 1991. Phytogeography and vegetation ecology of Cuba. Akademiai Kiado. Budapest, Hungary. 858 pp. plus color plates and map by A. Borhidi and O. Muniz (1970) inside of back cover.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.