Author : Roy O. Woodbury
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397223913
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (239 download)
Book Synopsis Flora of Buck Island Reef National Monument (U. S. Virgin Islands) (Classic Reprint) by : Roy O. Woodbury
Download or read book Flora of Buck Island Reef National Monument (U. S. Virgin Islands) (Classic Reprint) written by Roy O. Woodbury and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Flora of Buck Island Reef National Monument (U. S. Virgin Islands) The rich land flora of Buck Island Reef National Monument, as compiled here, contains 228 species of seed plants in 171 genera and 63 plant families. There are no native ferns. As to size and habit or growth form, these 228 species may be classed as follows: trees, 62; shrubs, 68; vines (mostly woody), 15; herbs, 77; epiphytes, 3; and parasites, 3. The division between these groups, especially between trees and shrubs, is not Sharp. As defined here, trees are woody plants having one erect perennial stem or trunk at least 3 inches centimeters) in diameter at breast height or at 4 feet or meters), a more or less definitely formed crown of foliage, and a height of at least 12 to 15 feet (about 4 meters). Several species of this list were not observed as large on Buck Island, though they probably were larger in the undisturbed vegetation and reach tree size elsewhere in the Virgin Islands. These species were counted as shrubs, though their occurrence on Buck Island is cited in tree ranges. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
