CONTENTS 



Page 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Definitions 1 



Previous Work 2 



This Compilation 2 



PARKS AND OTHER PRESERVES 3 



ENDEMIC TREES 3 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 5 



VERY RARE SPECIES OF FLORIDA KEYS 6 



RARE SPECIES CONFINED TO FLORIDA KEYS 10 



RARE SPECIES OF MAINLAND ABSENT FROM 



FLORIDA KEYS 10 



SPECIES OF BOTH FLORIDA KEYS AND MAINLAND 12 



DISCUSSION 16 



SUMMARY 16 



LITERATURE CITED 18 



APPENDIX 19 



Additional Tropical Trees Native in South Florida 19 



INDEX 20 



ABSTRACT 



Little, Elbert L., Jr. 



1976. Rare tropical trees of South Florida. U.S. Dep. Agric, Conserv. 

 Res. Rep. 20, 20 p. illus. 



Sixty of the species of native tropical trees of South Florida, about 100, are 

 confined to the three southernmost counties (Dade, Monroe, and Collier) 

 or slightly beyond and are classed as rare. Their distribution and occur- 

 rence within parks and other preserves are compiled. All are native 

 beyond in the West Indies, though three varieties are endemic. A few of 

 the rarest merit additional protection in new preserves. 



OXFORD: 174 (759); 907.12; 181.1 



KEYWORDS: Trees (Florida); rare trees (U.S.); rare and endangered 



plants; tree sanctuaries; trees, distribution. 



F-523646 

 Cover: Pseudophoenix sargentii, Florida cherrypalm or buccaneer-palm. In hammock on Elliott 

 Key. Photograph by Stanley C. Kiem. 



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