Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

SPECIA
Common tree species of Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands wit11 some distinctive character,
special feature, or use in conlnlon hare been
grouped together in various lists. These lists may
be helpful in identification, in locating trees with
useful products, and in selecting species for planting.
Only those trees outstanding for n part~culnr
character or use are included. To snve space tlie
treo species are cited by their numbers, and common
and scientific names may be found under
"List of Tree Species wit11 Descriptions and Illustmtions"
( p. iv-ix) . The additionnl species mentioned
brio A y but not illustrated ha~e been omitted.
POISONOUS TREES
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POI SO SOU^ TREE8 \VITH 'IDXIC FRUITS, SEEDS, OR
LEAVE^.-^^, 66,74,81,82,83,84,85,110,124,125,
130,141,157,168,232,
POISOWOT:S I7I{EES \TI'1'11 IRIUT.\TING 8Als.--1 22,123,
-124,125,120,130,132,218.
APPEARANCE AND TRUNK
GIAWT T R F ~ (reaching 100 feet in height, 4 feet
in trunk dinmeter).-35,60,76,84,80,90,106,108,
109,111,112,125, 136, 149, 153. 180.200.
, - - - , - - , - - , - - , - - -
111,134,149,153,209.
hop ROOT^ (stilt roots).-20, 21, 22, 162, 163,
179.
UNBRANCHED STEM.-1, 3, 4-10 (palm family),
174.
pA~MS.410.
HORIZOXT~~L BRANc~~IsG.-~, 60, 69, 70, 73, 75,
147, 153, 155, 156, 157, 163, 180, 181, 184, 209, 210,
221,222,223,224,243.
SPINY TRUNK OR BIMNCIIES.~, 5, 58, 68, 70,73,
77, 83, 84, 88, 96, 10.2, 108, 125, 134, 153, 175, 176,
181,247.
PEEJJNO, SB~OOTEI, ~~OTTI,ED BARK.-25, 28,30,42,
93,94,105,132,194,195.
&NGROVES (on silt shores) .-179,182,183,225.
COLORED SAP OR LATEX
WHITE OR MILKY SAP OR LATEX.-17, 18, 19, 21,
22,23,24, 105, 106,120, 122,123, 124,125,120,130,
161,174,205-214 (sapodilln fnmily), 217,218,219.
YELLOW
(mnngosteen family), 166.
RDDISII sap OR LIT EX.-^^, 89, 00, 91, 229.
BLACKIBII 88~.-132.
OR OR\SCE S.\P OR ~\~~~.-162--165
LISTS
LEAVES
VERY LAROE LEAVES (more than 1 foot lona, including
compound leaves) .-1, 4-10 (palms), 17,
19,20,26, 54, 50, 60, 61,72,75,81,87,107,108,109,
110, $41,149, 154,157,159,1G7,174,201,229,233.
SPISY LEAVE~.--~,~, 77,88,102,103.
IJF'\\'ES REDUCED M SCALES OR NONE.-^^, 175,176.
FRAGRANT OR ARO~ZBTIC LEI~\'EB (with odor when
crushed) .-13, 42-61 (laurel family), 95, 96-103
(rue family), 105,106,107, 108, 110,174,185,186,
194,221.
FLOWERS
\TT~rn SHOWY ~~0rnERS.44, 35, 54, a, 62, 63,
64,76, 91, 9&100 (citrus), 153,154,159,160,164,
188,917,218,221,240,247.
YELLOW SIIOIVY FLOWER^.-^^, 74, 77, 78, 80, 88,
153, 166, 178, 236.
Rm srron~ FLO~\TBS.--~~ (fruits), 75,82,84,91,
151, 189,218,234,235, 237.
nr,m OR 12rrnrLE SHOWY FLOTVERS.-81, 86, 93,
110,117,152, IGG, 178,189,230,233.
lrERY FRAGRANT FLoWERS.~~, 35,40, 54,58, 60,
70, 73, 96-100 (citrus), 161,164, 217,218,240.
FRUITS
VERY LmaE FRUITS (more than 6 inches long md
4 inches broad or more than 1 foot long).-6,17,
18 37,75,91,164,232.
Pnmr a BEANLIKE POD.-54, 58-91 (legume family),
217,218,234,235,236,237,238.
USES
~ B ~ B ETREEB.-~~, R 20, 26, 34 35, 42, 48, 49, 50,
fi2,60,62,64, GO, 70,76,79,81,8~,93,101,102,105,
106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 115, 118, 126, 131, 134,
139, 144, 149, 151, 153, 154,161,164,173,179,180,
181,184, 186,191, 196,201,200,211,212,213,214,
221 228, 229,230,236, 243.
~lkEmc~xa~ TI~CES (US. Pl~nrrnacopodn or Dispensatory).-72,
80, 93, 94, 97, 98, 100, 158, 168,
194.
EDIBLE WILD FRUITS.-~~, 29, 62, 64, 68, 69, 76,
115,116,130,134,164,175,176,188 (escaped), 195,
209 213,243.
dDIBm mam pnnrs (stems, leaves, flowers,
young fruits, seeds).4,7,9,17,54,91,184.