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Table 4.3 Growth form characteristics of woody obligate postfire resprouters in the Mediterranean Basin
Fruit
type
Leaf
type
Growth
form
Genera
Common species
Family
Leaf size
Arbutus
A. unedo
,
A. andrachne
Ericaceae
fleshy
broad large
large
shrubs
Asparagus A. acutifolius
,
A. aphyllus
,
A. stipularis
Asparagaceae
fleshy
linear
very small
lianas
Clematis
C. vitalba
,
C. flammula
,
C. cirrhosa
Ranunculaceae dry
broad medium
lianas
Daphne
D. gnidium
Thymelaeaceae fleshy
linear
small
shrubs
Hedera
H. helix
Araliaceae
fleshy
broad large
liana
Laurus
L. nobilis
Lauraceae
fleshy
broad medium-
large
tree
Lonicera
L. implexa
,
L. periclymenum (d)
,
L. etrusca (d)
Caprifoliaceae
fleshy
broad medium
lianas,
shrubs
Myrtus
M. communis
Myrtaceae
fleshy
broad medium
shrubs
Olea
O. europaea
Oleaceae
fleshy
broad medium
small
trees
Phillyrea
P. angustifolia
,
P. latifolia
,
P. media
Oleaceae
fleshy
broad small-
medium
large
shrubs
Pistacia
P. lentiscus
,
P. atlantica (d)
,
P. terebinthus (d)
,
P. palaestina (d)
Anacardiaceae
fleshy
broad medium
large
shrubs
Quercus
Q. ilex
,
Q. coccifera
,
Q. suber
,
Q. calliprinos
,
etc.
Fagaceae
dry
(acorn)
broad medium
trees,
shrubs
Rhamnus
R. alaternus
,
R. lycioides
,
R. palaestina
,
R. saxatilis (d)
Rhamnaceae
fleshy
broad small-
medium
shrubs
Rubia
R. peregrina
,
R. tenuifolia
Rubiaceae
fleshy
broad small
lianas
broad
a
medium-
large
a
Ruscus
R. aculeatus
,
R. hypophyllum
Liliaceae
fleshy
small
shrubs
Smilax
S. aspera
Smilacaceae
fleshy
broad medium
liana
Styrax
S. officinalis (d)
Styracaceae
fleshy
broad medium-
large
large
shrubs
Viburnum V. tinus
,
V. lantana (d)
Caprifoliaceae
fleshy
broad large
shrubs
All are evergreen sclerophyllous-leaved shrubs or trees, except those indicated with (d) are winter
deciduous and (m) evergreen malacophyllous species. Leaf size is: very small (
<
25 mm
2
), small (25-225
mm
2
), medium (225-2025 mm
2
) and large (2025-4550 mm
2
).
a
phylloclades.
Source: Data from the BROT database (Paula
et al.
2009
; Paula & Pausas
2009
).
typical maquis would be dominated by the trees
Ceratonia siliqua
and
Olea
europaea
var.
sylvestris
and the shrub (sometimes a small tree)
Pistacia lentiscus
.
The fact that some of these communities can form woodlands (e.g. in some
North African localities) suggests the current shrubland formations may be the
result of past land use. Evergreen postfire resprouting lianas such as species
