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    • A guide to Caribbean vegetation types : preliminary classification system and descriptions 

      Areces-Mallea, Alberto E.; Weakley, Alan S.; Li, Xiaojun; Sayre, Roger G.; Parrish, Jeffrey D.; Tipton, Camille V.; Boucher, Timothy (1999)
      Improved conservation of the distinct natural vegetation types that occur on Caribbean islands is greatly facilitated if these vegetation types are accurately understood, described, and mapped in a manner that is accepted ...
    • A study on the mangrove formations of the Neotropical-Austroamerican Kingdom 

      García-Fuentes, Antonio; Lendínez-Barriga, Mª Lucía; Torres-Cordero, Juan Antonio; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Luis; Quesada, Juan; León, Yolanda M.; Salazar-Mendías, Carlos (2020)
      According to the most recent literature, although very few plant species are characteristic of American mangrove formations, to date over 30 plant associations, including three orders, seven alliances, and three phytosociological ...
    • Assessing Magnoliaceae through time : major global efforts to track extinction risk status and ex situ conservation 

      Linsky, Jean; Coffey, Emily E. D.; Beech, Emily; Rivers, Malin; Cicuzza, Daniele; Oldfield, Sara; Crowley, Dan (2023)
      Comprehensive Red List assessments act as valuable resources for informing protected area designations, national protected species legislation and action strategies, and international biodiversity agreements, yet they are ...
    • Genetic patterns in Neotropical Magnolias (Magnoliaceae) using de novo developed microsatellite markers 

      Veltjen, Emily; Asselman, Pieter; Hernández Rodríguez, Majela; Palmarola Bejerano, Alejandro; Testé Lozano, Ernesto; González Torres, Luis Roberto; Goetghebeur, Paul; Larridon, Isabel; Samain, Marie-Stéphanie (2019)
      Conserving tree populations safeguards forests since they represent key elements of the ecosystem. The genetic characteristics underlying the evolutionary success of the tree growth form: high genetic diversity, extensive ...
    • Natural history of the often-misunderstood Govenia utriculata (Orchidaceae): discovery of a Mexican population upsets West Indies endemism 

      Salazar, Gerardo A.; Octaviano-Landa, Víctor I.; Jiménez-Machorro, Rolando; Fragoso-Martínez, Itzi; Clase, Teodoro; Ackerman, James D. (2021)
      Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl. has been pervasively confused in herbaria and the literature, despite showing both vegetative and florally distinctive attributes. Here we document for the first time its presence in Mexico, ...
    • Significado de los nombres específicos de las orquídeas de las Antillas Mayores 

      Mari Mut, José A. (2020)
      La obra más completa sobre las orquídeas de las Antillas Mayores es «Orchid Flora of the Greater Antilles», un libro editado por James Ackerman, quien es además su colaborador principal. La publicación provee el significado ...
    • The Red List of Magnoliaceae 

      Cicuzza, Daniele; Newton, Adrian; Oldfield, Sara (2007)
      This global evaluation of the conservation status of the Magnoliaceae has been one of the few attempts to evaluate an entire plant family. In total there are about 245 taxa described in the family and IUCN Red List categories ...
    • The Red List of Magnoliaceae : revised and extended 

      Rivers, Malin; Beech, Emily; Murphy, Lydia; Oldfield, Sara (2016)
      The Red List of Magnoliaceae aims to stimulate conservation action for Magnolia species under threat. The Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the Global Trees campaign work with botanic gardens and other ...