Igapó

  • Title

    Igapó

  • Definition

    A Portuguese term referring to forest growing in areas periodically indundated by acidic, black-colored water (also called white water). See Prance (1979) for more information about forests subjected to inundation in Amazonia. See Prance (1979) for more information about forests subjected to inundation in Amazonia.

  • Notes

    Ducke (1948) pointed out that the closest relatives of terra firme forest are often those found in várzea or igapó forests. The water-dispersed Lecythis rorida is an igapó forest species closely related to the presumable bat-dispersed terra firme speces L. chartacea). Species diversity of neotropical Lecythidaceae is greatest in the following descending order of importance: terra firme, cloud forest, vázea, igapó, and cerrado.

  • Related Terms

    Terra firme

    Várzea

    Cloud forest

    Cerrado

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