I.C.1.N.a.5.2 - Tabebuia pallida - Calophyllum calaba - Coccoloba swartzii - Bursera simaruba - Hippomane mancinella - Coccoloba uvifera Forest

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Semi-deciduous forest originally occurring fairly extensively in a usually narrow band around the southern coast of Martinique. The average annual temperature is 26-27 degrees C, the average annual rainfall 900- 1300mm, with occasional drought years with as little as 300-500 mm, and with a dry season in most years of 2-6 months with less than 50mm of precipitation. Canopy height ranges from 10-20m, with typical species including Tabebuia pallida, Calophyllum calaba, Coccoloba swartzii, Bursera simaruba, Hippomane mancinella, Coccoloba uvifera, Lonchocarpus benthamianus, Pisonia fragrans, Erythrina berteroana, Capparis indica, and Thespesia populnea. Understory vegetation is sparse.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Martinique.

Commentaires

Based on Kimber (1988).

Synonymie

Littoral Woodland (Kimber 1988).

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)