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CEGL008118 Prosopis pallida Coastal Dry Ruderal Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Kiawe Coastal Dry Ruderal Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a typically open woodland 2 to >10 m in height that is found in dry coastal to lowland settings, usually on leeward slopes of all main islands in the Hawaiian chain. This community is dry (typically less than 127 cm [50 inches] of precipitation per year), often tolerating sea spray and brackish water tables. The canopy is open, 2 to >10 m in height, and typically entirely dominated by Prosopis pallida. Subcanopy vegetation may be entirely lacking (bare lava substrates) or sparse to dense mixtures of alien and native grasses and shrubs such as Leucaena leucocephala, Passiflora foetida, Waltheria indica, Pennisetum ciliare, Pennisetum setaceum, Urochloa maxima (in more mesic settings), Sida fallax, and Vachellia farnesiana.
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: The canopy is open to moderately dense, 2 to >10 m in height, and typically entirely dominated by Prosopis pallida, although occasionally other trees species such as Morinda citrifolia, Schinus terebinthifolius, and Thespesia populnea may be present with low cover. Subcanopy vegetation may be entirely lacking (bare lava substrates) or sparse to dense mixtures of alien and native grasses and shrubs such as Leucaena leucocephala, Passiflora foetida, Waltheria indica, Pennisetum ciliare (= Cenchrus ciliaris), Pennisetum setaceum, Urochloa maxima (= Panicum maximum) (in more mesic settings), Sida fallax, and Vachellia farnesiana (= Acacia farnesiana).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is dry (typically less than 127 cm [50 inches] of precipitation per year), often tolerating sea spray and brackish water tables.
Geographic Range: Within the Hawaiian archipelago, Prosopis pallida woodland occupies leeward coastal and lowland settings subject to occasional fires. This includes the islands of Ni`ihau, Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Kaho`olawe, Maui, and Hawai`i.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: HI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689685
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.Oc Polynesian Dry Forest & Woodland Division | D072 | 1.A.1.Oc |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.1.Oc.90 Polynesian Ruderal Dry Woodland & Scrub Macrogroup | M213 | 1.A.1.Oc.90 |
| Group | 1.A.1.Oc.90.a Kiawe - `Opiuma / Crimson Fountaingrass Woodland & Scrub Group | G407 | 1.A.1.Oc.90.a |
| Alliance | A4234 Kiawe - Brazilian Peppertree Dry Lowland Ruderal Woodland Alliance | A4234 | 1.A.1.Oc.90.a |
| Association | CEGL008118 Kiawe Coastal Dry Ruderal Woodland | CEGL008118 | 1.A.1.Oc.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > 12. Kiawe forest on sandy back of strand (Canfield 1990)
> 27. Kiawe inland forest on pahoehoe (Canfield 1990)
= Kiawe (Prosopis) Forest (Gagne and Cuddihy 1990)
> 27. Kiawe inland forest on pahoehoe (Canfield 1990)
= Kiawe (Prosopis) Forest (Gagne and Cuddihy 1990)
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