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CEGL005413 Tournefortia argentea Ruderal Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Velvetleaf Soldierbush Ruderal Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This semi-natural woodland is currently sampled from a single national historical park in Hawai`i, and this description is based on occurrences there. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. It is found on flat sites influenced by sea spray. Stands of this association vary widely in their structure and range from moderately open and tall (5-10 m) to very open (15%) and short (2-5 m). It is by Tournefortia argentea with small amounts of Prosopis pallida and Schinus terebinthifolius. The shrub stratum may be moderately well-developed or sparse and is dominated by Scaevola sericea. Seedlings of the overstory trees and Batis maritima are the most common components of the herbaceous layer.
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 community is currently sampled from one national historical park in Hawai`i; additional global distribution will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: HI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.838094
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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 | A4235 `Opiuma - Velvetleaf Soldierbush Dry Lowland Ruderal Woodland Alliance | A4235 | 1.A.1.Oc.90.a |
| Association | CEGL005413 Velvetleaf Soldierbush Ruderal Woodland | CEGL005413 | 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: > 10. Low tree heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea) forest or scattered trees on coastal lava (Canfield 1990)
> 8. Shrubby tree heliotrope on sandy strand (Canfield 1990)
> 8. Shrubby tree heliotrope on sandy strand (Canfield 1990)
- Canfield, J. E. 1990. Description and map of the plant communities of the Kaloko-Honokohau National Cultural Park. University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report 73, Department of Botany, University of Hawaii, Honolulu. 29 pp.
- Cogan, D., K. Schulz, D. Benitez, G. Kudray, and A. Ainsworth. 2011a. Vegetation inventory project: Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. NPS/KAHO/NRR--2011/462. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 144 pp. [http://www.nature.nps.gov/publications/nrpm/]
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.