Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Abstract
The species of Podocarpus L'Hér. ex Pers. (Podocarpaceae) occurring on the islands of the Caribbean (excluding Trinidad and Tobago) are revised. Nine species are recognised, of which eight are known to be endemic to the Caribbean Bioregion. None of the species have infraspecific taxa. Four occur on Cuba, two on Hispaniola, two on Jamaica, and one on Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles. Keys are provided to all the species and to the species of Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica. The distributions of all species are mapped and discussed in relation to the geological history of the region as well as the climate, especially rainfall. The names Podocarpus urbanii Pilg. and Podocarpus buchii var. latifolius Florin are lectotypified. Revised or new IUCN conservation assessments are proposed for Podocarpus angustifolius, P. aristulatus and P. victorinianus and the existing assessments are detailed for the remaining species. © 2015 Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Author keywords
Bioregion; Caribbean Islands; Christopher Columbus; conservation assessments; Cuba; Dominican Republic; ecoregions; Haiti; Hispaniola; Jamaica; lectotypes; Lesser Antilles; Podocarpaceae; Podocarpus; Puerto Rico
Indexed keywords
Species Index: Podocarpaceae; Podocarpus
ISSN: 09604286 CODEN: EJBOESource Type: Journal Original language: English
DOI: 10.1017/S0960428614000328Document Type: Review
Publisher: Cambridge University Press