The three islands comprising the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac) support 415 native taxa in a land area little over 100 square miles, 29 of which are uniquely Caymanian. This full-color edition of Flora of the Cayman Islands is a total revision of George R. Proctor’s classic first edition. Accessible and informative, this field guide satisfies the needs of the professional botanist, while providing the non-expert and eco-tourist with an attractive introduction to the unique endemic flora of the Cayman Islands.
Table of Contents
Editors’ Note on the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Illustrations and Photographs
Acknowledgements for the Second Edition
Plan of the Flora
Introduction
Geography and Phytogeography
Floristic Background
History of Botanical Collections
Description of the Flora
Pteridophyta
Spermatophyta
Gymnospermae
Angiospermae
Monocotlydones
Dicotlydones
Appendix I: Additions to the Cayman Flora
Appendix II: New Taxa in this Volume
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Common Names
Index of Botanical Names
Genera whose Classification in Modern Molecular-Based Plant Taxonomy Differs from that Used in this Flora
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Illustrations and Photographs
Acknowledgements for the Second Edition
Plan of the Flora
Introduction
Geography and Phytogeography
Floristic Background
History of Botanical Collections
Description of the Flora
Pteridophyta
Spermatophyta
Gymnospermae
Angiospermae
Monocotlydones
Dicotlydones
Appendix I: Additions to the Cayman Flora
Appendix II: New Taxa in this Volume
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Common Names
Index of Botanical Names
Genera whose Classification in Modern Molecular-Based Plant Taxonomy Differs from that Used in this Flora