I.A.1.N.c.4 - Cyathea arborea Forest Alliance

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Tree-fern forests of Puerto Rico, dominated by the tree ferns Cyathea arborea and other tree ferns, including Cnemidaria horrida.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Martinique, Puerto Rico.

Commentaires

Should this be combined with the next alliance-

Synonymie

Fern Scrub -- 77.4 (Dansereau 1966).

Références

Dansereau (1966); Kimber (1988).

Bibliography

 Areces-Mallea A.E., Weakley A.S., Li X., Sayre R.G., Parrish J.D., Tipton C.V. & Boucher T. 1999. A Guide to Carribbean Vegetation Types: Preliminary Classification System and Description. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, 166p. (Source)