III.A.1.N.a.9 - Rondeletia martinicensis - Miconia martinicensis Shrubland Alliance

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Wind-sculpted scrub on summits of higher peaks in Martinique, dominated by the Martinique endemics Rondeletia martinicensis, Miconia martinicensis, and others. These shrublands are associated with cloud forests.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Martinique.

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)