An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’ Author Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S. National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk yasmin.baksh-comeau@sta.uwi.edu Author Maharaj, Shobha S. National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk & National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk yasmin.baksh-comeau@sta.uwi.edu Author Adams, Dennis (late of the) Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, London, UK. Author Harris, Stephen A. National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk yasmin.baksh-comeau@sta.uwi.edu Author Filer, Denis L. National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk yasmin.baksh-comeau@sta.uwi.edu Author Hawthorne, William D. National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk & National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago, c / o Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. yasmin. baksh-comeau @ sta. uwi. edu & RB, UK. stephen. harris @ plants. ox. ac. uk yasmin.baksh-comeau@sta.uwi.edu text Phytotaxa 2016 2016-03-04 250 1 448 450 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1 1179-3163 13683017 ANACARDIACEAE Anacardium occidentale L., Sp. Pl. 383 (1753) Common Name: Acajou, Cashew, Cushu, Wutless Tree. Exotic . Astronium obliquum Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 176 (1860) Syn: Astronium lecointei Ducke Common name: Yoke. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Deciduous seasonal to lower montane rain forest. IUCN : LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : Arima Valley; Catshill-Basse Terre; Huevos. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : NW Peninsular Corner; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 2% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 10% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD : Botanic Gardens, Look-out Hill, Broadway 5577 (BM). Global range: Colombia , Venezuela , Surinam , Brazil , Peru , Bolivia . Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolf, Philip. J. Sci. 3: 108 (1908) Exotic . Mangifera indica L., Sp. Pl. 200 (1753) Common Name: Mango. Exotic . Rhus copallina L., Sp. Pl. 266 (1753) Exotic . Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 18: 399 (1820) Exotic . Semecarpus anacardium L.f., Suppl. 182 (1782) Exotic . Spondias dulcis Solander ex Parkinson, J. Voy. South Seas 39 (1773) Syn: Spondias cytherea Sonn. Common Name : Golden Apple, Pomsitay. Exotic . Spondias mombin L., Sp. Pl. 371 (1753) Syn: Spondias lutea L. Common name: Creole Plum, Hog Plum, Mombin, Plum Bush, Wild Plum. Habit : Tree. Habitat: Secondary thickets and herbaceous swamps, seasonal forests, lower montane rain forest, deciduous seasonal forest. IUCN : LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO : E Coast; Little Tobago-St.Giles; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; SW Coastal; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD : Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Biche-Poole; Caroni; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Chaguanas-Couva; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.- Santa Cruz; Point Radix; Princes Town ; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; San Fernando ; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine; Huevos; Monos. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : Arena-Cumuto; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 37% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 81% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 75% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 30% RBS samples; Vegnum 7; 20% RBS samples; Vegnum 8: 60% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 67% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 31% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO : Rockley Vale, Broadway 3614 (BM). TRINIDAD : without locality, Fendler s.n. (BM). Global range: Cayman Islands , Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands , Lesser Antilles, Mexico , Central America, Colombia , Venezuela , Guianas, Brazil , Ecuador , Peru , Bolivia , Paraguay . Spondias purpurea L. f. lutea Fawc. & Rendle, Fl. Jam. 5: 17 (1926) Syn: Spondias lutea Macfad. ; Spondias purpurea L. f. lutea Fawc. & Rendle Common Name : Jamaica Plum, Governor Plum. Exotic . 82 • Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press BAKSH-COMEAU ET AL. Tapirira guianensis Aubl., Pl. Gui. 1: 470, t.188 (1775) Syn: Mauria multiflora Mart. ex Benth. ; Mauria subbijuga Mart. ex Benth. ; Tapirira fanshawei Sandwith Common name: Gommier Viande Biche, Mountain Grape. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Evergreen seasonal and marsh forest and lower and seasonal montane forest. IUCN : LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : Arena-Cumuto; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Biche-Poole; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; Rampanalgas-Toco; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : Rio Claro-Mayaro. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD : Central Range; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 2: 63% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 19% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 8% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD : Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Las Lapas Trace, Purseglove P6409 (NY); Valencia, Eggers 1409 (K). Global range: Central America, Colombia , Venezuela , Guianas, Brazil , Ecuador , Peru , Bolivia , Paraguay .