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This category contains articles related to the native trees of Jamaica. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. This category follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
This category contains articles related to the native flora of Jamaica. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. This category follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions
Roystonea regia. Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems.The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. [1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high.
Pages in category "Endemic flora of Jamaica" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Although many sources (e.g., Henderson et al. 1995 [2]) consider the name A. aculeata to have precedence over A. horrida, in keeping with the nomenclature of the World checklist, [13] the latter name is used. Aiphanes horrida: [13] Trinidad (also tropical South America).
For the purposes of this category, "Caribbean" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD); that is, it is defined as a region of South America, comprising Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, the Netherlands ...
Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean, lying south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola. The Jamaican moist forests ecoregion covers an area of 8,192 km 2, and covers 85% of the island of Jamaica. It includes the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains in eastern Jamaica, and Cockpit Country further to the west. [1]
This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption.