I.A.5.N.f.3 - Laguncularia racemosa Forest Alliance (White Mangrove and Mixed Mangrove Forests)

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Most inland mangrove forest, least frequently tidally flooded, dominated by Laguncularia racemosa or mixtures of various mangroves.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Martinique, Caribbean.

Synonymie

Mangrove (Ciferri 1936), in part; Mangrove, facies marine (Stehlé 1946); Mangrove Woodland (Asprey & Robbins 1953); Mixed Mangrove Forest (Dansereau 1966); Mangrove Swamp Woodland (Kimber 1988), in part.

Bibliographie

 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)