V.C.1.N.a.7 - Lemna perpusilla Herbaceous Alliance

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Free-floating freshwater vegetation formed by Lemnaceae and small water ferns, covering the surface of lakes, ponds, and slow streams.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Cuba: Batabanó, Ariguanabo, Zapata swamp (Borhidi & Muñiz 1983); Jamaica (Asprey & Robbins 1953; Grossman et al. 1993); Puerto Rico (Dansereau 1966); Lesser Antilles (Lindsay & Harwith 1997).

Synonymie

Azollaeo-Salvinion (Borhidi & Muñiz 1979); Nymphaea-Nelumbo-Pistia Alliance (Lindsay & Harwith 1997), 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)