The Grasses of Barbados (Poaceae)

The Grasses of Barbados (Poaceae)This work includes 79 grass species growing free from cultivation. Each is described and keyed, and many are illustrated with black and white photographs. Biological and distributional notes are included, as are useful field recognition characteristics, synonymy, and literature citations. Almost every species was collected by the authors between 19961999, and these collections along with historic specimens in the Barbados National Herbarium are cited

are poorly documented

amateur and professional botanists

particularly in Niebla

this book offers a detailed

thoughtfully composed color images

The major portion of the book comprises the descriptive flora—keys to identification

Manually prepared maps were translated into electronic format by the three junior authors

It presents a full description of each section and species

an internationally understood scientific name

Because of the diversity of topics presented here

“Howell Woods”) is “the most significant terrestrial natural area in the county

For now more than a century