Phytogeography and Vegetation Ecology of Cuba

acunae Alain Alianza Andropogon annual precipitation Antilles Bal.-Tul belt Borh Borhidi Borhidi and Capote Borhidi and Mufiiz Borhidi in Borhidi bosques Britt Byrsonima canopy layer Capote caribaea Characteristic species climate coastal Coccoloba Coccothrinax Copernicia Cordia cover Croton Cuba Cuban cubensis distribution domingensis dry months ecological ekmanii elements endemic epiphytes estrato Eugenia familias flora genera Gesneria Gochnatia grasslands Griseb Guettarda havanensis height Herb layer Holotype Isla de Pinos Jacq karstic latosols Leucocroton lianes life-form limestone lowland maestrensis maritima Miconia microphyllous moaensis mogotes montane montane rainforests mountains Mufliz Nipe nipensis nova NPcaesp Oriente Ossaea palms Panicum Photo Phyllanthus phytogeographic Pinar del Rio Pinus Pinus cubensis plants province r.l r.l rainforests Rhynchospora Rondeletia Samek Sauv savannas sclerophyllous scrub semi-deciduous forests shaferi Shrub layer shrubwoods Sierra del Rosario Sierra Maestra simaruba soils submontane Tabebuia Table Thrinax tropical Type releve valenzuelana vegetación vegetation types wrightii zone