species has been found growing; the others are at Anse de Mai 
Hampstead. 
and 
Pterocarpus officinalis 
”Bwa mang" or Mangrove Tree, is the largest and tallest of the 
three swamp species found on the flats, attaining a diameter of well 
over two feet, and a height of ninety feet. On the Cabrits flats, 
the species occurs in a small patch of freshwater swamp forest in 
the northern portion of this wetland; some isolated trees may also 
be found to the south of the flats. 
PETALS LYING ON FOREST FLOOR 
AMONG ROOTS OF BWA MA NG 
The trees produce very prominent, and contorted plank buttresses as 
well as a number of snake-like and disc-shaped roots which emerge 
from the forest floor a few feet away from the tree stem. These 
various root forms are important structures in terms of support and 
in the exchange of gases (Carbon dioxide and Oxygen) in the flooded 
soils. 
Other species : The wetlands of the peninsula also contains two 
other tree species which are normally associated with other habi¬ 
tats. The White Cedar and Kampech ( HaematoxyIon campechianum ), both 
common species in the dry forest can be seen growing near Ptero¬ 
carpus trees at the Cabrits peninsula. Neither of these two species 
produces any special root structures for surviving on these period¬ 
ically wet soils. 
