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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Florestas; Embrapa Pantanal.
Data corrente: | 23/03/1999
Data da última atualização: | 01/02/2002
Autoria: | WOODBURY, R. O.; LITTLE JUNIOR, E. L.
Título: | Flora of Buck Island reef National Monument (U.S. Virgin Islands).
Ano de publicação: | 1976
Fonte/Imprenta: | Rio Piedras: USDA. Forest Service. Institute of Tropical Forestry, 1976.
Páginas: | 27 p.
Série: | (USDA. For. Serv. Res. Paper. ITF-19).
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Buck Island Reef National Monument is an island 1 mile long, only 1 2/3 miles north of the eastern part of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. This small island has a rich land flora of the seasonal deciduous or relatively dry forest, tropical zone, totaling 228 listed species of seed plants (including 17 introduced). There are no ferns, only 1 species of orchid, and 7 of cacti. Tree species total 62, of which 6 are introduced. This record of the present flora may serve for comparison with other areas and for future studies. Protection is provided for endemic, rare, and endangered species. Three tree species are endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but only 1 of these is both rare and endangered. Two species of smaller plants have narrow ranges also.
Palavras-Chave: | Buck Island; Ilhas Virgens; Plant.
Thesagro: | Clima; Flora; Planta; Vegetação.
Thesaurus Nal: | climate; vegetation; Virgin Islands.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Florestas (CNPF)

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CNPF - (18648-1) - ADD - FL - -- - FL3847 -  - FL3847 - DIS
CPAP - (37591-1) - ADD - FL - PP - FL99.00090 - o-3582 - 1999.00090 - DIS