Lower islands upon clayey substrates contain species typical of the semialturas such as Copernicia alba, Guazuma ulmifolia, and Celtis spp., as well as Ficus spp. From Wordnik.com. [Beni savanna] Reference
The most abundant species are fire tolerant species such as Copernicia alba, Tabebuia aurea and T. heptaphylla, Machaerium hirtum, Pseudobombax marginatum and P. longiflorum. From Wordnik.com. [Beni savanna] Reference
The palm Copernicia alba sometimes occurs in monotypic stands in this habitat. From Wordnik.com. [Pantanal] Reference
Common palm trees are the yarey (Copernicia berteroana) and the palma cacheo (Pseudophoenix vinifera). From Wordnik.com. [Enriquillo wetlands] Reference
Palms of the genus Copernicia and the yuraguano (Coccothrinax yuraguana) are particularly distinctive. From Wordnik.com. [Cuban pine forests] Reference
Copernicia alba, Mauritia flexuosa or Mauritiella aculeata are common, each in unique ecological settings. From Wordnik.com. [Beni savanna] Reference
Among the palms are Acromia totati, Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Butia yatay Copernicia australis, Syagrus yatay, Trithrinax campestris. From Wordnik.com. [Uruguayan savanna] Reference
Propiedades químicas y clasificación taxonómica de algunos suelos donde crece la palma llanera Copernicia tectorum en los llanos Venezolanos. From Wordnik.com. [Llanos] Reference
A unique edaphic association is found where salt accumulations occur at the surface in zones of internal drainage, where Machaerium hirtum, Copernicia alba, and Panicum laxum are the dominants. From Wordnik.com. [Beni savanna] Reference
Notable are Tabebuia angustata (roble de yugo), Fraxinus cubensis (búfano), Annona glabra, Gueltarda combiri, Sabal parviflora, Bucida palustris, Hibiscus elatus, H. tiliaceus (majagua), Jatropha integerrima, Copernicia spp. From Wordnik.com. [Cuban wetlands] Reference
Two special cases of flooded savannas that cover comparatively small areas are the so called by Huber and Alarcón open flooded savannas ( "Estero de Camaguan"), flooded during most of the year with 30-100 cm of water and characterized by the presence of the palm Copernicia tectorum; and the "congriales" or bushy flooded savannas of the Orinoco vegas. From Wordnik.com. [Llanos] Reference
Central Cuba is characterized by its close relations to northern South America and its relative poverty in strict endemism and centers of local endemism., although in this regard we should keep in mind the massif of Guamuhaya, which has some endemic species, in particular the genus Copernicia of the palm family whose center of evolution is in its savannas. From Wordnik.com. [Cuban moist forests] Reference
Some examples of species are Leucocroton flavicans (cuabal), Annona bullata (anón del cuabal), Bucida espinosa (júcaro espinoso), Coccoloba praecox (uverillo), Pseudocarpidium wrightii (chicharrón), Copernicia spp. (palmas jatas), Coccothrinax spp. (miraguanos), Buxus spp. From Wordnik.com. [Cuban dry forests] Reference
Copernicia (Copernicia). From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Copernicia alba, Cordia spp. From Wordnik.com. [Beni savanna] Reference
Byrsonima crassifolia, Bulbostylis capillaris, Curatella americana, Copernicia tectorum, Galactia jussieuana, and Xylopia aromatica. From Wordnik.com. [Maracaibo dry forests] Reference
Distinctive and endemic species include: plants, Godmania dardanoi, Cordia globosa, Billbergia fosteriana, Cereus jamacaru, Melocactus oreas, Pilosocereus gounellei, Copernicia prunifera, and Ziziphus joazeir; birds, Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari), Spix macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), and Moustached Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes falcirostris); mammals, a spiny rat (Proechimys yonenagae); and several lizards, Tropidurus amathites, Tropidurus divaricatus, and Tropidurus cocorobensis. From Wordnik.com. [Caatinga] Reference
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