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828:. This is subdivided into charrascales (wet sclerophyllous low forests) and cuabales (dry sclerophyllous low forests). Cuabales can reach heights of 8–10 m (26–33 ft), and palms and species with small, hard and very thorny leaves are abundant. Emergent trees can be found. Plant life includes
419:. Trees in this type of forest are often mesophyllous, with leaves 13–26 cm (5.1–10.2 in) long. The canopy in forests with consistent moisture reaches a height of 15–20 m (49–66 ft) and may have emergent species up to 30 m (98 ft) high as well as 25 m (82 ft)
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1143:WildWorld Ecoregion Profile
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368:Coccoloba diversifolia
230:Calophyllum antillanum
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998:Colaptes fernandinae
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526:Dipholis salicifolia
1139:"Cuban dry forests"
1113:"Cuban dry forests"
1031:Epicrates angulifer
770:Microcycas calocoma
371:), and miraguanos (
322:), guayacán negro (
151:Isla de la Juventud
140:tropical dry forest
112:Critical/endangered
108:Conservation status
1184:Ecoregions of Cuba
1040:Capromys pilorides
538:Swietenia mahagoni
383:) is an important
350:Metopium toxiferum
347:), guao de costa (
204:Sierra del Rosario
1089:978-0-520-26256-0
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713:guanito de sierra
427:evergreen trees.
413:herbaceous plants
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102:Conservation
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837:Leucocroton
791:Leptocereus
550:Zanthoxylum
472:Calophyllum
437:brown soils
415:, and many
209:aguacatillo
1168:Categories
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916:miraguanos
910:Copernicia
891:chicharrón
806:emarginata
788:spp., and
688:succulents
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653:havanensis
639:lanceolata
574:palma real
559:guasiriano
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215:Alchornea
206:includes
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159:deciduous
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143:ecoregion
125:Protected
79:Geography
1020:include
1018:Reptiles
946:Tabebuia
899:wrightii
876:uverillo
779:strigosa
758:roigiana
749:cubensis
731:Tabebuia
592:Casearia
442:almácigo
411:, a few
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776:Lantana
677:karstic
673:Mogotes
668:Mogotes
637:Oxandra
616:yamagua
607:Cupania
595:hirsuta
287:Trophis
263:Oxandra
254:Matayba
163:mogotes
120:76.471%
92:Country
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852:Annona
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696:lianas
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165:, and
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601:guara
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508:ateje
493:baría
481:ceiba
429:Soils
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417:vines
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296:Ficus
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