Phytogeography and Vegetation Ecology of Cuba

acunae ALAIN annual precipitation Antilles belt BHIDI Borhidi Borhidi and Muñiz Borhidi in Borhidi BRITT Caribbean Characteristic species climate types coastal Coccoloba Coccothrinax communities Number Cordia Cover 9 Cuba Cuban cubensis deciduous distribution dry months ecological ekmanii elements endemic endemic species epiphytes Eugenia ferrallitic ferrallitic soils flora floristic genera Gochnatia grasslands GRISEB Guettarda hemicryptophytes herb layer hoc loco Isla de Pinos Jacq karstic latosols lianes life-form limestone lowland microphyllous mogotes montane montane rainforests mountains Muniz Neotropical nipensis NPcaesp occur Oriente Ossaea palms Panicum Photo Phyllanthus phytogeographic Pinar del Rio Pinus Pinus cubensis plants province rainforests regions Rhynchospora RICH Rondeletia Samek savannas sclerophyllous scrub seasonal evergreen forests semi-deciduous forests serpentine areas shaferi shrub layer shrublands shrubwoods Sierra de Escambray Sierra Maestra soils submontane swamp Tabebuia Table 25 Continued tropical Type relevé vegetation types WILS wrightii zone