Excerpt from Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands About 500 species of trees, from the giants of the luxuriant rain forests to the shrubby trees of dry areas and windswept mountain summits, are na tive to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, both United States and British (fig. In addition, several hundred tree species from other tropical lands around the world have been introduced into the islands because of showy owers, handsome foliage, dense shade, valuable timber, delicious fruits, or other values. 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."

Describes and illustrates by line drawings, 250 tree species common to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, both United States and British. In addition to native forest trees, included are many species introduced from other lands for forestry, shade, ornament and fruits.

To understand how tropical ecosystems work we need to appreciate how the organisms within them interact with each other. This volume, first published in 2005, synthesises the state of knowledge in this area, providing reviews or case studies from both Old and New World tropics and dealing with taxa at all trophic levels.

The virgin forests. The forests of today. Public forests and parks. Forest conservation. Poisonous trees. Appearance and trunk. Colored sap or latex. Leaves. Flowers. Fruits. Uses. Planting lists. Key to families. Tree species, descriptions and illustrations.