elliptica, Ardisia brittonii, Solanum acropterum High altitude over Canopy height 4-6 m; May be dominated by Cliffs and areas of poor soil and high rainfall limestone/montane Limestone forming dense tangles. in the Clusia havetoides, Thicket/Upper Montane Thicket Complex over limestone Very on Shale over Shale (includes several Canopy height 5-13 m. Constant tree North slopes of variants) species include Alchornea latifolia Clethera etc. occidentalis, Clusia havetoides, Montane Cloud Forest over Shale Epiphytes and tree ferns abundant. Cloud - forest characterized by stunted and gnarled trees, including tree ferns, with high basal area, small diameters, and slow growth rates, probably as a result of strong winds and water saturated soils. Trees and sclerophyllous. Trunks covered with epiphytes. Common species include Clethera alexandri; Eugenia alpina,etc. Montane Savanna Montane summit savanna Grassland dominated by caespitose high Confined to the N side of in the altitude grass Danthonia domingensis which forms a monospecific stand to about 1 m. Non-mangrove Wetlands Herbaceous wetlands Freshwater Herbaceous Wetlands Upper and Lower Morass, Negril Morass Freshwater Mudflat Sedge Savanna Riparian Swale - graminoid-dominated riparian swale - fern-dominated riparian swale Brackish-water Herbaceous Wetlands Margins of mangrove wetlands e.g. Rocky Point, Clarendon Estuarine Mudflat Herbaceous Salt Marsh (salina) Riparian Almost completely destroyed. Probably near Lacovia and dominated by an undescribed species of and Lonchocarpus Crudia spicata Dominated by (Hog Frenchmans, St. Elizabeth; Negril Royal Palm Symphonia globulifera Gum, Boar Gum) and Reserve and Westmoreland Roystonea princeps (Swamp Cabbage, Morass Royal Palm), (Anchovy Pear) and Grias cauliflora (Long Thatch) Calyptronoma occidentalis Palm woodland Disturbed woodlands dominated by palms 's Bottom, on poorly drained soils. Dominated by Negril (near airstrip) (Swamp Cabbage, Roystonea princeps Morass Royal Palm), Sabal jamaicensis
elliptica, Ardisia brittonii, Solanum acropterum High altitude over limestone/montane Limestone Thicket/Upper Montane Thicket Complex over limestone Canopy height 4-6 m; May be dominated by Clusia havetoides, forming dense tangles. Cliffs and areas of poor soil and high rainfall in the Very on Shale over Shale (includes several variants) Canopy height 5-13 m. Constant tree species include Alchornea latifolia Clethera occidentalis, Clusia havetoides, etc. North slopes of Montane Cloud Forest over Shale Epiphytes and tree ferns abundant. Cloud forest characterized by stunted and gnarled trees, including tree ferns, with high basal area, small diameters, and slow growth rates, probably as a result of strong winds and water saturated soils. Trees and sclerophyllous. Trunks covered with epiphytes. Common species include Clethera alexandri; Eugenia alpina,etc. - Montane Savanna Montane summit savanna Grassland dominated by caespitose high altitude grass Danthonia domingensis which forms a monospecific stand to about 1 m. Confined to the N side of in the Non-mangrove Wetlands Herbaceous wetlands Freshwater Herbaceous Wetlands Freshwater Mudflat Sedge Savanna Riparian Swale - graminoid-dominated riparian swale - fern-dominated riparian swale Upper and Lower Morass, Negril Morass Brackish-water Herbaceous Wetlands Estuarine Mudflat Herbaceous Salt Marsh (salina) Margins of mangrove wetlands e.g. Rocky Point, Clarendon Riparian Almost completely destroyed. Probably dominated by an undescribed species of Lonchocarpus and Crudia spicata near Lacovia and Dominated by Symphonia globulifera (Hog Gum, Boar Gum) and Roystonea princeps (Swamp Cabbage, Morass Royal Palm), Grias cauliflora (Anchovy Pear) and Calyptronoma occidentalis (Long Thatch) Frenchmans, St. Elizabeth; Negril Royal Palm Reserve and Westmoreland Palm woodland Disturbed woodlands dominated by palms on poorly drained soils. Dominated by Roystonea princeps (Swamp Cabbage, Morass Royal Palm), Sabal jamaicensis 's Bottom, Negril (near airstrip)
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