RHIZOPHORACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

RHIZOPHORACEAE

Cassipourea guianensis Aubl., Pl. Gui. 1: 529 (1775) Syn: Cassipourea alba Griseb. ; Cassipourea broadwayi Briq. ; Cassipourea cubensis Urban ; Cassipourea elliptica (Sw.) Poir. ; Cassipourea latifolia Alston Common name: Bois l’Ail, Garlic Wood, Wild Mangue. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Seasonal, marsh, lower montane and montane forests, lower montane and xerophytic forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; Nariva; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Rampanalgas-Toco; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Southern Watershed; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 75% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 32% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: The

CHECKLIST TO VASCULAR PLANTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 379 Widow, Broadway 3841 (BM, GH); Easterfield, Broadway 4631 (BM, GH); Caledonia, Broadway 5879 (BM). TRINIDAD: Diego Martin, Crueger 212 (K); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 6454 (BM); Southern Guanapo Road, Broadway 6143 (BM). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Rhizophora harrisonii Leechm., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1918: 8 (1918) Common name: Red Mangrove. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Mangrove woodlands. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: North Manzanilla, Bacon s.n. (BM, TRIN 19297, US); Oropuche River, Charter 5 (BM); Nariva Swamp, Adams 14348 (TRIN) Cedros, Charter 7 (BM). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Ecuador, Cameroon.

Rhizophora mangle L., Sp. Pl. 1: 443 (1753) Common name: Cunapo, Mangrove, Red Mangrove. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Mangrove swamps and nearby thickets; dominant in mangrove forests nearest the open sea. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Caroni; Chaguanas-Couva; SW Icacos-Cedros. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 10: 100% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Chacachacare, Comeau 1374 (TRIN 32228); Port of Spain, Broadway 5816 (BM); Caroni Swamp, Charter 2 (BM, TRIN 18867); Nariva Swamp, Adams 14347 (TRIN); Guayaguayare, Adams 13648 (TRIN). Global range: Coasts of tropical America.

Rhizophora racemosa G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq. 185 (1818) Common Name: Red Mangrove. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Mangrove swamps; in peaty soils near river banks. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Studley Park, Charter 4 (BM). TRINIDAD: Oropuche River, Charter 6 (BM); Nariva Swamp Adams 14349 (TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru.