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Pedro Acevedo Rodríguez and Franklin S. Axelrod (1999). "Annotated Checklist for the Tracheophytes of Río Abajo Forest Reserve, Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science. 35 (3–4): 262–285. Three endemic Puerto Rican ferns
This category contains articles related to the native trees of Puerto Rico, in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. 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.
Heliconia Society of Puerto Rico: Carolina: Palmas Botanical Gardens: Humacao: Montoso Gardens: Maricao: Tropical Agricultural Research Station: USDA-ARS: Mayaguez: Arboretum and Casa Maria Gardens: San German: Arboretum Parque Dona Ines: San Juan: San Juan Botanical Garden: University of Puerto Rico: San Juan: William Miranda Marín Botanical ...
Cambalache State Forest and Reserve (Spanish: Bosque estatal de Cambalache, also referred to as Parque nacional de Cambalache) [1] is a nature reserve and one of the 20 state forests in the territory of Puerto Rico. [2] [3] The Cambalache State Forest is located in the municipalities of Arecibo and Barceloneta in northern Puerto Rico. [4]
Montane forests cover the Sierra de Luquillo and the higher peaks of the Cordillera Central. Trees at middle elevations reach a height of 34 m (112 ft) and a diameter of 2.5 m (8.2 ft). Common trees of the Sierra de Luquillo include Cyathea arborea, Prestoea acuminata, Cecropia peltata, and Ocotea species.
The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. [1] This lush 300-acre (1.2 km 2 ) “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves as a laboratory for the study, conservation and enrichment of plants, trees ...
The first protected forests in Puerto Rico were designated not for their ecological value but for their industrial timber utility in the form of Spanish Crown Lands under the Inspección de Montes, the equivalent of the Spanish Colonial Forest service. El Yunque, for example, was the first forested area to receive this designation in Puerto ...
Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (called national parks in Puerto Rico [1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other ...