Term:
Emergent tree
Emergent tree
Definition:
A species of tree in which adult individuals exceed the more or less continuous canopy layer of a forest.
A species of tree in which adult individuals exceed the more or less continuous canopy layer of a forest.
Notes:
In the Lecythidaceae, a tree that is greater than 35 m in height is considered to be an emergent tree. The Lecythidaceae are predominately species found at elevations lower than 1000 meters and in vegetation without water restrictions but our definition of understory, canopy, and emergent does not consider these differences. In others words, our classification of understory, canopy, and emergent is applied to the species as if it were growing in a lowland forest.
In the Lecythidaceae, a tree that is greater than 35 m in height is considered to be an emergent tree. The Lecythidaceae are predominately species found at elevations lower than 1000 meters and in vegetation without water restrictions but our definition of understory, canopy, and emergent does not consider these differences. In others words, our classification of understory, canopy, and emergent is applied to the species as if it were growing in a lowland forest.