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G465 Andropogon spp. - Bouteloua spp. - Arundinella hispida Caribbean Moist Shortgrass Savanna Group
Type Concept Sentence: This Caribbean vegetation is characterized by short grasses, sedges, palms and occasionally pines which occur on siliceous soils, on a series of low, flat terraces with poor drainage.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bluestem species - Grama species - Rabo-de-Gato Caribbean Moist Shortgrass Savanna Group
Colloquial Name: Caribbean Moist Shortgrass Savanna
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: This group occurs on siliceous soils, on a series of low, flat terraces with poor drainage. The vegetation is characterized by short grasses, sedges, palms and occasionally pines. Grass species of Andropogon, Axonopus, Bouteloua, and Arundinella hispida are diagnostic for this group.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This group occurs on siliceous soils, on a series of low, flat terraces with poor drainage. Grass species of Andropogon, Axonopus, Bouteloua, and Arundinella hispida are diagnostic for this group.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: There are alliances defined within the Medium-tall sod tropical or subtropical grassland Formation (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999); these alliances include synonomy for Puerto Rico, following Dansereau (1966).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: The vegetation is characterized by short grasses, sedges, palms and occasionally pines.
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by short grasses, sedges, palms and occasionally pines. Grass species of Andropogon, such as Andropogon bicornis, Arundinella hispida, Axonopus aureus, Axonopus compressus, Axonopus fissifolius, Bouteloua americana, Bouteloua juncea, and Bouteloua repens are diagnostic.
Dynamics: These grasslands or savannas are prone to some seasonal flooding due to poor drainage.
Environmental Description: Climate: Occurs in areas which are tropical or subtropical. Soil/substrate/hydrology: This group occurs on siliceous soils, on a series of low, flat terraces with poor drainage.
Geographic Range: This group occurs on Caribbean Islands, in Greater Antilles and in Trinidad and Tobago.
Nations: CU,JM,PR,TT
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.A Tropical Grassland, Savanna & Shrubland Subclass | S01 | 2.A |
| Formation | 2.A.1 Tropical Lowland Grassland, Savanna & Shrubland Formation | F019 | 2.A.1 |
| Division | 2.A.1.Ea Caribbean-Mesoamerican Lowland Grassland, Savanna & Shrubland Division | D094 | 2.A.1.Ea |
| Macrogroup | 2.A.1.Ea.1 Catclaw Blackbead - Prickly-pear species - Agave species Scrub Macrogroup | M671 | 2.A.1.Ea.1 |
| Group | 2.A.1.Ea.1.d Bluestem species - Grama species - Rabo-de-Gato Caribbean Moist Shortgrass Savanna Group | G465 | 2.A.1.Ea.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Medium-tall sod tropical or subtropical grassland Formation (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999)
? Puerto Rico land cover type 53, Seasonally flooded herbaceous nonsaline wetlands (Gould et al. 2008)
? Savanna (Beard 1955)
? Puerto Rico land cover type 53, Seasonally flooded herbaceous nonsaline wetlands (Gould et al. 2008)
? Savanna (Beard 1955)
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- Beard, J. S. 1955. The classification of tropical American vegetation types. Ecology 36:89-100.
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