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G620 Central & Southern Polynesian Montane Rainforest Group
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Central & Southern Polynesian Montane Rainforest Group
Colloquial Name: Central & Southern Polynesian Montane Rainforest
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: This type occurs above about 500 m elevation. Rainfall is much higher in these zones than in the lowlands, approaching 5000 mm at 600 m elevation. Lowland or ravine rainforest species, such as Planchonella garberi, drop out and are replaced with Dysoxylum huntii (Samoan endemic). Other species include Syzygium (samoense), Weinmannia spp., Fagraea berteroana, Bischofa javanica, Hernandia moerenhoutiana, Trichospermum richii, Spiranthemum samoense, Astronium spp., and Reynoldsia spp.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: AS,MP,WS
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861557
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.3 Tropical Montane Humid Forest Formation | F004 | 1.A.3 |
| Division | 1.A.3.Oa Polynesian Montane & Cloud Forest Division | D068 | 1.A.3.Oa |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.3.Oa.2 Central & Southern Polynesian Montane & Cloud Forest Macrogroup | M195 | 1.A.3.Oa.2 |
| Group | 1.A.3.Oa.2.a Central & Southern Polynesian Montane Rainforest Group | G620 | 1.A.3.Oa.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, S. Gawler, M. Hall, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, K. Schulz, J. Teague, M. Russo, K. Snow, and P. Comer, editors. 2010-2019a. Divisions, Macrogroups and Groups for the Revised U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. plus appendices. [in preparation]