SPINIFICI-SCAEVOLETEA SERICEAE, A NEW VEGETATION CLASS FOR PSAMMOPHYTIC DUNE VEGETATION IN THAILAND

This is a short account on the coastal dune vegetation of the Gulf of Siam in Thailand. Vegetation is mainly composed by succulent creeping plants with herbaceous habit as to Canavalia maritima (Papilionaceae) and Iponwea pes-caprae (Convolvulaceae) and the robust stoloniferous grass Spinijex littor...

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Main Author: S. PIGNATII
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 1996-04-01
Series:Annali di Botanica
Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/Annalidibotanica/article/view/9019
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Summary:This is a short account on the coastal dune vegetation of the Gulf of Siam in Thailand. Vegetation is mainly composed by succulent creeping plants with herbaceous habit as to Canavalia maritima (Papilionaceae) and Iponwea pes-caprae (Convolvulaceae) and the robust stoloniferous grass Spinijex littoreus, the last having an important function for the fonnation of coastal dunes.
ISSN:0365-0812
2239-3129