Warm-temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests
Overview
Vegetation of Warm-temperate climate where evergreen broad-leaved trees are dominant. Evergreen broad-leaved trees are dominant in Warm-temperate climate that is not subjected to anthropogenic disturbances.
Distribution (Horizontal)
southern Honshu island, Shikoku island, Kyushu island, Nansei island
Distribution (Vertical)
Basal zones and Colline zones (southern Honshu island - Shikoku island - Kyushu island, Nansei islands to the north of Tokara islands), Montane zones (Nansei islands to the south of Tokara islands)
Index plants
Chinquapin (Castanopsis sp.), Evergreen Quercus (Quercus sp.), Machilus (Machilus sp.)
Plant composition
Castanopsis sieboldii, Machilus thunbergii, Quercus salicina, Quercus sessilifolia, Quercus myrsinifolia
Included climate
Other floras
- Tropical forests
- Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests
- Warm-temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests
- Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests
- Temperate coniferous forests
- Intermediate-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests
- Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (Japan sea type)
- Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (Pacific ocean type)
- Northern mixed forests
- Subarctic evergreen coniferous forests
- Creeping pine forests