Phytosociological studies on forest vegetation in western Kyushu, Japan. III. Coastal scrub communities

Abstract

The coastal scrub communities were investiaged phytosociologically in islands of Amakusa, Goto, Hirado, Iki and Tsushima, the satellite islands west of the Kyushu main island, Japan. The vegetation units recognized were as below. Ardisia sieboldii community Cyrtomio-Litseetum japonicae MIYAMOTO ex SUMATA, MASHIBA et SUZ.-TOK. 1969 Subassoc. of Arisaema ringens Typical subassoc. Euonymo-Pittosporetum tobirae MIYAWAKI, FUJIWARA, HARADA, KUSUNOKI et OKUDA 197