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Article: Additions to the flora of the Cayman Islands
- Article from:
- Kew Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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Summary. Recent biodiversity surveys in the Cayman Islands have generated several new records for the flora. All species with their vouchers are listed here.
INTRODUCTION
Recent intensive surveys of the vascular plant biodiversity in the Cayman Islands have yielded a large increase in our knowledge of the flora of the three major islands that make up the chain, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Several species of angiosperms that were not included in Proctor (1984) or the subsequent update (Proctor 1996) are listed here. Although a few, especially those yet to be fully identified, are clearly ancient components of the flora, many may very reasonably be attributed to recent ...