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Flora of the Greater Antilles Newsletter No. 1 Consolidated Issues of the FLORA OF THE GREATER ANTILLES NEWSLETTER As done for the bibliography, a consolidated version of all issues of the Newsletter has been prepared to facilitate the search for words. To avoid useless repetition, the Carribean bibliography found in many issues has been omitted. Please feel free to send comments to Thomas Zanoni ([email protected]) or to Martin Dubé ([email protected]). FLORA OF THE GREATER ANTILLES NEWSLETTER No. 1 - May 1991 Introduction In January 1991, at the Congress for Caribbean Biodiversity held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a group of botanists gathered to discuss a flora project for the Greater Antilles. It was the general consensus that the West Indies are often only seen by American botanists from the air on their way to South America and that such a project would focus attention on the inherent interest and diversity of the Antillean flora. Also, although floras for individual islands in the Greater Antilles have either been published or are ongoing, there was no synthesis available. Therefore, the same plant on more than one island may be known under more than one name. It was thus confirmed that indeed a flora encompassing the Greater Antilles was not only needed, but that this was the tight time to do it. As an initial step, this newsletter was suggested as a way that the many individuals, both those living within the Greater Antilles and those living elsewhere but with a floristic interest in the area, could communicate with one another. The meeting in Santo Domingo was the second such gathering of botanists interested in the flora of the West Indies. The first was in 1990 at the Latin American Botanical Congress held in Habana, Cuba. Although there was no hesitation in the call for a Greater Antillean flora, many of the details were, and remain, unresolved. Thus, this newsletter offers a forum for discussion about various aspects of the flora. It is hoped that interested individuals will write with opinions and queries, not only about items discussed here, but also with ones they would like to see discussed and resolved. Similarly, there should be no hesitation about making suggestions about inclusions in and format of this newsletter. All correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. William R. Buck New York Botanical Garden Bronx. NY 10458-5126 U.S.A. 212-220-8624 FAX 212-220-6504 IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THIS NEWSLETTER. PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO WILLIAM R. BUCK (NY). OTHERWISE, THIS WILL BE THE ONLY COPY YOU RECEIVE. Organization of the Flora The currently conceived flora project will encompass all plant and fungal groups within the Greater Antilles. Also, it was agreed that although there are already some treatments available for individual islands, e.g. the flora of Jamaica, that this is a new flora project and that treatments for it should not be abstracted from existing ones but rather be based on the examination of specimens. Naturally, with such ambitious goals, and presumably with widespread collaboration of specialists, a well structured organization is needed to insure that all taxa are treated, that the treatments are editorially uniform, and to resolve potential conflicts. At this stage there are some organizers in place for some of the cryptogamic groups. These are Dr. David I. Ballantine (Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 5000. Mayagüez. PR 00709-5000) for algae. Dr. Richard C. Harris (New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY 10458-5126) for lichens, and Mr. William R. Buck New York Botanical Garden) for mosses. Still needed are coordinators for fungi, hepatics pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms. For fungi and angiosperms it may be necessary to divide the taxa into smaller groups (e.g.. Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes ; Monocots and Dicots) because of their large size. Additionally, it may be desirable to have regional coordinators for each of the islands. These individuals would be invaluable in assisting contributors not only with fieldwork, but with understanding the distribution of individual taxa within their islands. On principle, all coordinators should also be contributors. By following this, not only will the coordinators be more understanding of the problems at the contributors, but the contributors will not rely too heavily on the coordinators. At present there is no pre-decided structure to the Organizing Committee. However, there is no doubt that it will require a major commitment of time on the part of at least a couple of individuals if the flora is to be completed in a reasonable amount of time. Pedro Acevedo (US) has expressed a major commitment to the project. Also, the New York Botanical Garden is offering fellowships for specialists to work on their treatments at the Garden. These two institutions (NY,US) with large herbaria and libraries. may well have to carry the administrative burden of the project so that others can put their efforts into taxonomic treatments. The responsibility for unclaimed taxa wilt also fall on these two. Any interest in being either a taxonomic or regional coordinator should be expressed to Pedro Acevedo or William Buck. Angiosperms in the Greater Antilles (207 families) compiled by Pedro Acevedo Dicotyledons Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Acanthaceae 23 23 17 12 32 Aizoaceae 4 4 2 4 5 Amaranthaceae 15 14 5 10 16 Anacardiaceae 7 6 6 6 9 Annonaceae 5 5 3 5 7 Apiaceae 12 12 10 8 19 Apocynaceae 19 21 15 13 26 Aquifoliaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Araliaceae 5 6 3 3 8 Aristolochiaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Asclepiadaceae 12 12 10 8 16 Asteraceae 96 88 44 60 129 Balanophoraceae 2 1 1 1 2 Balsaminaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Basellaceae 2 2 2 2 2 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Bataceae 1 1 1 1 1 Begoniaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Berberidaceae 2 0 0 0 2 Bignoniaceae 18 15 13 14 26 Bixaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Bombacaceae 7 10 2 4 10 Boraginaceae 7 7 6 7 9 Brassicaceae 11 15 10 9 16 Brunelliaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Burseraceae 3 3 2 3 3 Buxaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Cactaceae 19 18 5 14 26 Callitrichaceae 1 1 0 0 1 Canellaceae 2 3 2 2 3 Cannabaceae 0 1 1 1 1 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Capparaceae 6 8 5 4 8 Caprifoliaceae 3 2 2 2 3 Caricaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Caryophyllaceae 5 11 5 2 14 Casuarinaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Cecropiaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Celastraceae 7 7 6 6 10 Ceratophyllaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Chenopodiaceae 5 7 3 5 7 Chloranthaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Chrysobalanaceae 2 2 2 2 2 Cistaceae 1 3 0 0 3 Clethraceae 1 0 1 0 1 Clusiaceae 7 10 6 5 10 Cneoraceae 1 0 0 0 1 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Cochlospermaceae 1 1 0 1 1 Combretaceae 7 7 7 6 7 Connaraceae 2 1 1 1 2 Convolvulaceae 11 13 6 12 15 Crassulaceae 2 7 1 2 7 Cucurbitaceae 18 19 8 12 23 Cunioniaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Cuscutaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Cyrillaceae 2 1 1 1 2 Dichapetalaceae 1 1 0 0 1 Dilleniaceae 5 4 3 3 6 Droseraceae 1 1 2 1 2 Ebenaceae 1 2 1 1 2 Elaeocarpaceae 1 1 2 2 2 Elatinaceae 1 2 0 0 2 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Ericaceae 6 7 3 4 10 Eriocaulaceae 5 1 0 0 5 Erythroxylaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Euphorbiaceae 41 51 23 34 59 Fagaceae 2 2 1 0 4 Flacourtiaceae 11 11 6 9 12 Frankeniaceae 0 1 0 1 1 Fumariaceae 0 1 0 0 1 Garryaceae 1 1 1 0 1 Gentianaceae 12 8 4 4 14 Geraniaceae 1 2 2 1 2 Gesneriaceae 8 8 8 6 12 Goodeniaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Haloragaceae 2 0 1 0 2 Hernandiaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Hippocrateaceae 3 3 1 2 5 Hydrophyllaceae 3 3 1 0 3 Icacinaceae 0 2 0 2 2 Illiciaceae 1 1 0 0 1 Juglandaceae 1 2 1 1 2 Krameriaceae 0 1 0 1 1 Lacistemataceae 0 0 1 0 1 Lamiaceae 14 19 8 12 23 Lauraceae 7 8 6 8 9 Lecythidaceae 0 2 1 2 3 Leguminosae 93 111 58 86 144 Lentibulariaceae 2 1 0 1 2 Linaceae 1 1 1 0 1 Loasaceae 3 4 1 1 4 Lobeliaceae 5 5 2 2 7 Loganiaceae 5 5 3 2 6 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Loranthaceae 4 7 5 6 10 Lythraceae 7 9 4 5 10 Magnoliaceae 1 3 1 1 3 Malpighiaceae 15 10 5 8 16 Malvaceae 21 24 13 16 26 Marcgraviaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Martyniaceae 2 2 1 1 2 Melastomataceae 19 19 17 14 26 Meliaceae 7 7 4 7 8 Menispermaceae 2 3 1 2 3 Menyanthaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Moraceae 9 8 6 7 9 Moringaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Mollugonaceae 1 1 0 1 1 Myoporaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Myricaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Myristicaceae 0 1 1 1 1 Myrsinaceae 5 5 4 6 6 Myrtaceae 21 15 9 13 23 Nyctaginaceae 9 7 7 6 9 Nymphaeaceae 5 4 3 2 5 Ochnaceae 2 2 2 2 2 Olacaceae 2 2 1 2 3 Oleaceae 5 5 4 3 6 Onagraceae 3 5 5 1 5 Orobanchaceae 1 0 0 0 1 Oxalidaceae 1 2 1 2 2 Papaveraceae 2 4 2 2 4 Passifloraceae 1 1 1 1 1 Pedaliaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Phytolaccaceae 7 6 5 7 7 Piperaceae 4 6 2 3 6 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Pittosporaceae 0 0 1 0 1 Plantaginaceae 1 1 0 1 1 Plumbaginaceae 1 1 0 1 1 Podostemaceae 3 1 0 0 4 Polemoniaceae 0 1 1 0 2 Polygalaceae 2 2 2 2 2 Polygonaceae 6 6 3 6 8 Portulacaceae 3 2 1 2 3 Primulaceae 2 2 1 0 2 Proteaceae 0 1 1 1 2 Punicaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Pyrolaceae 0 1 0 0 1 Quiinaceae 1 0 1 0 1 Rafflesiaceae 0 0 1 0 1 Ranunculaceae 2 3 1 2 3 Rhamnaceae 6 9 4 7 12 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Rhizophoraceae 2 2 2 2 2 Rosaceae 5 10 5 4 11 Rubiaceae 74 55 37 31 88 Rutaceae 13 13 7 9 18 Sabiaceae 1 1 0 1 1 Salicaceae 1 2 0 1 2 Sapindaceae 12 16 10 13 18 Sapotaceae 7 13 5 9 14 Sarraceniaceae 0 0 1 0 1 Saxifragaceae 0 2 0 0 2 Scrophulariaceae 22 23 21 9 38 Simaroubaceae 5 6 4 5 7 Solanaceae 19 16 11 13 21 Staphyllaceae 2 2 2 1 2 Sterculiaceae 14 13 8 10 14 Styracaceae 1 1 0 1 1 Puerto Family Cuba Española Jamaica Total Rico Surianaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Symplocaceae 1 1 1 1 1 Tamaricaceae 0 1 0 1 1 Theaceae 5 4 4 3 6 Theophrastaceae 2 3 1 1 4 Thymelaeaceae 3 3 2 1 4 Tiliaceae
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