LIST OF TREE SPECIES WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Tree-fern family (Cyatheaceae) 28 



1. Helerho gigante, tree-fern, Cyathe.a arborea (L.) J. E. Smith 28 



Yew family (Taxaceae) 30 



2. Caobilla, podoearp, Podocarpus coriaceus L. C. Rich 30 



Grass family (Gramineae) 32 



3. Bambii, common bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. * 32 



Palm family (Palmae) 34 



4. Corozo, prickly-palm, Puerto Rico acrocomia, Acrocomia media O. F. Cook 34 



5. Palma de coyor, Aiphanes acanthophylla (Mart.) Burret 36 



6. Palma de coco, coconut, Cocos nucijera. L.* 38 



7. Palma de sierra, sierra palm, Euterpe globom Gaertn 40 



8. Palma de llu via, Gaussia. affenuafa (O. F. Cook) Beccari 42 



9. Palma real, royal palm, Puerto Rico royalpalm, Roystonea borinquena O. F. Cook 44 



10. Palma de sombrero, Puerto Rico palmetto, Sabal causiarum (O. F. Cook) Beccari 46 



Casuarina family (Casuarinaceae*) ' 48 



11. Casuarina, Australian beefwood, horsetail casuarina, Casuarina equisetif Ha L. * 48 



Pepper family (Piperaceae) 50 



12. Higuillo, Piper aduncum. L 50 



Chlorantlnis family (Chloranthaceae) 52 



13. Azafrdn , Hedyosmum arborescens Sw 52 



Willow family (Salicaceae*) 54 



14. Sauce, Humboldt willow, Salix humboldtiana Willd. * 54 



Elm family (LTlmaceae) 56 



15. Palo de cabrilla, West Indies trema, Trema lanwrcHaim (Roem. & Schult.) Blume 56 



16. Guacimilla, false jacocalalu, Florida trema, Trema micranfha (L.) Blume 58 



Mulberry family (Moraceae) 60 



17. Panapen, pana de pepitas, breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg* 60 



18. Jaca, jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. * 62 



19. Caucho, Central American rubber, castilla rubber, Castilla elastica Cervantes* 64 



20. Yagrumo hembra, trumpet-tree, Cecrojna peltata L 66 



21 . Palo de goma. India-rubber fig, Ficus elastica Nois. * 68 



22. Jagiiey bianco, shortleaf fig, Ficus laevigata Vahl 70 



23. Laurel de la India, India-laurel fig, Ficus retusa L.* 72 



24. Jagiiey Colorado, Ficus sintenisii Warb 74 



Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) 76 



25. Uvilla, doveplum, Coccoloba dii^ersifolia Jacq 76 



26. Moralon, Coccoloba pnbescens L 78 



27. Ortegon, Coccoloba swartzii Meisn 80 



28. Uva de playa, seagrape, Coccoloba itvifera (L.) L 82 



29. Calambrena, chicory-grape, Coccoloba venosa L 84 



30. Triplaris, anttree, Triplaris americana L.* 86 



Four-o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae) 88 



3 1 . Corcho bobo, Pisonia albidu (Heimerl) Britton 88 



32. Corcho bianco, water mampoo, Pisonia subcordata Sw - 90 



33. Corcho, black mampoo, Torrubia jragrans (Dum.-Cours.) Standley 92 



Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) 94 



34. Jagiiilla, Magnolia portoricensis Belle 94 



35. Laurel sabino, Magnolia splendens LTrban 96 



Annona family (Annonaceae) 98 



36. Guandbana cimarrona, wild soursop, Annona montana Maefadyen 98 



* Exotic, or introduced. Species (or families) with scientific names followed by an asterisk are not native in Puerto 

 Rico and the Virgin Islands. 



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