Phytogeography and Vegetation Ecology of Cuba

ALAIN annual precipitation Antilles belt BHIDI Borhidi and Muñiz Borhidi in Borhidi BRITT Camagüey Characteristic species climate types coastal Coccoloba Coccothrinax communities Number Cordia Cuba Cuban cubensis deciduous Del-Risco distribution dry months ecological ekmanii elements endemic endemic species epiphytes Eugenia ferrallitic ferrallitic soils flora genera Gochnatia grasslands GRISEB Guettarda hemicryptophytes herb layer HITCHC Isla de Pinos JACQ karstic latosols LEÓN Leucocroton Lf Ge Number lianes life-form limestone lowland microphyllous mogotes montane montane rainforests mountains Muñiz in Borhidi Neotropical nipensis NPcaesp Number of relevés Oriente Ossaea palms Panicum Photo Phyllanthus phytogeographic Pinar del Rio Pinus Pinus cubensis plants province rainforest regions Rhynchospora RICH Rondeletia Samek savannas sclerophyllous scrub seasonal evergreen forest semi-deciduous forests serpentine areas shaferi shrub layer shrublands shrubwoods Sierra de Escambray Sierra Maestra soils submontane Tabebuia Table 25 Continued tropical Type relevé vegetation types WILS wrightii zone