III.A.1.N.a.7 - Gymnanthes lucida Shrubland Alliance

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Shrublands dominated by Gymnanthes lucida, 2-5m in height. In Puerto Rico these are developed in thin soils over limestone, in hills in NC. and NW. Puerto Rico. Eugenia monticola is often co-dominant.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Puerto Rico, Bahamas, [West Indies].

Commentaires

Gymnanthes lucida is called Ateramnus lucidus in some literature.

Synonymie

Crabwood scrub -- 60.4 (Dansereau 1966).

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)