Cuban Cactus Shrub Flora Associations
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The Cuban Cactus Scrub ecoregion is a semi-arid region lying in the rainshadows of upwind mountains within the Caribbean Basin; the vegetation of this ecoregion is chiefly a thorny cactus scrub. The most characteristic and abundant flora species correspond to the xeromorphous coastal and subcoastal scrubland with abundant cacti succulents, also called coastal manigua. Associate evergreen shrubs and small trees to Pseudosamanea cubana include: Bourreria virgata, Eugenia foetida, Capparis cynophallophora and Bursera glauca. Cactus associate species include: Opuntia dillenii, O. triacantha, Harrisia eriophora, H. taetra, Dendrocereus nudiflorus and Pilosocereus robinii.
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Cuban Cactus Shrub Flora Associations
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The Cuban Cactus Scrub ecoregion is a semi-arid region lying in the rainshadows of upwind mountains within the Caribbean Basin; the vegetation of this ecoregion is chiefly a thorny cactus scrub. The most characteristic and abundant flora species correspond to the xeromorphous coastal and subcoastal scrubland with abundant cacti succulents, also called coastal manigua. Associate evergreen shrubs and small trees to Pseudosamanea cubana include: Bourreria virgata, Eugenia foetida, Capparis cynophallophora and Bursera glauca. Cactus associate species include: Opuntia dillenii, O. triacantha, Harrisia eriophora, H. taetra, Dendrocereus nudiflorus and Pilosocereus robinii.
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- C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Cactus. Topic ed. Arthur Dawson. Ed.-in-chief Cutler J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
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- C. Michael Hogan (cmichaelhogan)
Pseudosamanea cubana: Brief Summary
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Pseudosamanea cubana is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is found only in Cuba.
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