Bearing of the distribution of the existing flora of Central America and the Antilles on former land connections

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Research Article| December 01, 1918 Bearing of the distribution of the existing flora of Central America and the Antilles on former land connections WILLIAM TRELEASE WILLIAM TRELEASE Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1918) 29 (4): 649–656. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-29-649 Article history received: 22 Aug 1918 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation WILLIAM TRELEASE; Bearing of the distribution of the existing flora of Central America and the Antilles on former land connections. GSA Bulletin 1918;; 29 (4): 649–656. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-29-649 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Break in West Indian Flora Between Saint Croix and Saint ThomasApart from weeds of various origin and occurrence, the West Indian flora is an intricate blending of plants identical with or closely related to those of South America on the one hand and of North America on the other hand, with a relatively small proportion of true endemism of types. The chain of islands has been held for a “province” of the Tropical American floral region, correlated with the tropical Mexican province of North America and the subequatorial Andine and cisequatorial Savanna provinces of South America and contiguous Central America.The flora of Trinidad and other islands close to the South American coast is essentially a South American flora except for obvious introductions. The flora of the Bahamas may be said to have contributed characteristic elements to subtropical Florida, rather than to be a temperate North American flora, and it appears to be largely of Cuban derivation.A number of . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.