Table 4: List of vascular plant species by family found in the coastal zone of south Eleuthera during the 2002 field season.
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FAMILY |
SPECIES |
STRUC |
COMMON NAME |
AGAVACEAE |
Agave braceana |
Shrub |
Century Plant |
AGAVACEAE |
Agave sisalana |
Shrub |
Sisal - armed leaves |
AGAVACEAE |
Agave sp. |
Shrub |
|
AIZOACEAE |
Sesuvium portulacastrum |
Herb |
Sea purslane |
AMARANTHACEAE |
Caraxeron vermicularis |
Herb |
Saltweed |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Crinum zeylanicum |
Herb |
Spider lily |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Hymenocallis arenicola |
Herb |
Spider lily |
ANACARDIACEAE |
Metopium toxiferum |
Tree |
Poisonwood |
APOCYNACEAE |
Carissa macrocarpa |
shrub |
Natal plum |
APOCYNACEAE |
Echites umbellata |
Vine |
Devil's potato |
APOCYNACEAE |
Plumeria obtusa |
Tree |
Frangipanni |
APOCYNACEAE |
Urechites lutea |
|
Wild unction |
ASTERACEAE |
Ambrosia hispida |
Herb |
Bay Geranium |
ASTERACEAE |
Bidens alba |
Herb |
Shepherd's Needle |
ASTERACEAE |
Borrichia arborescens |
Shrub |
Sea ox eye - dark green |
ASTERACEAE |
Borrichia frutescens |
Shrub |
Sea ox eye - silver |
ASTERACEAE |
Conzya canadensis |
|
Horse weed - spiky leaves |
ASTERACEAE |
Eupatorium havanese |
Herb |
|
ASTERACEAE |
Eupatorium villosum |
Herb |
Dog fennel |
ASTERACEAE |
Flaveria trinerva |
Herb |
Trinerve herb |
ASTERACEAE |
Gundlachia corymbosa |
Shrub |
Horse bush |
ASTERACEAE |
Iva imbricata |
Shrub |
Beach Iva |
ASTERACEAE |
Melanthera nivea |
Shrub |
Cat's tongue |
ASTERACEAE |
Mikania scandens |
vine |
Climbing Hempweed |
ASTERACEAE |
Pluchea symphytifolia (carolinensis) |
Wild tobacco |
|
ASTERACEAE |
Salmea petrobioides |
Shrub |
Box leaf |
ASTERACEAE |
Vernonia cinerea |
Herb |
Annual herb w. daisy flowers |
AVICENNIACEAE |
Avicennia germinans |
Tree |
Black mangrove |
BINONIACEAE |
Tabebuia bahamensis |
Tree |
Chicken Toe |
BROMELIACEAE |
Tillandsia utriculata |
|
Swollen wild pine |
BURSERACEAE |
Bursera simaruba |
Tree |
Gumbo-limbo |
BURSERACEAE |
Bursera simaruba |
Tree |
Gum-Elemi, Tourist Tree |
BUXACEAE |
Buxus bahamensis |
Shrub |
Box wood |
CASUARINACEAE |
Casuarina equestifolia |
Tree |
Australian pine |
CELASTRACEAE |
Crossopetalum rhacoma |
|
Poison cherry |
CHENOPODIACEAE |
Salicornia perennis |
Herb |
Glasswort |
COMBRETACEAE |
Languicularia racemosa |
Tree |
White mangrove |
COMBRETACEASE |
Conocarpus erecta |
Tree |
Buttonwood |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Ipomea indica |
Vine |
Morning glory |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Ipomea pes-caprae |
Vine |
Railroad vine |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Jacquemontia havanensis |
Vine |
Sticky pesky vine |
CRUCIFERAE |
Cakile lanceolata |
Herb |
Southern sea rocket |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Momordica charantia |
Tree |
Wild Balsam-apple |
CYPERACEAE |
Cyperus mariscus |
Herb-GR |
Sea sedge |
CYPERACEAE |
Cyperus planifolia |
Herb-GR |
Sand cyprus |
CYPERACEAE |
Dichromena sp. |
|
Rushes |
CYPERACEAE |
Eleocharis sp. |
Herb-GR |
Spike rush |
CYPERACEAE |
Fimbristylis cynora |
Herb-GR |
Hurricane Sedge |
CYPERACEAE |
Scleria lithosperma |
Herb-GR |
Slender nut-rush |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Croton linearis |
Shrub |
Granny bush |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Drypetes diversifolia |
Tree |
White wood |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Euphorbia blodgettii |
Herb |
Spurge |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Euphorbia hypericifolia |
Herb |
Tall Spurge |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Euphorbia mesembrianthemfolia |
Herb |
Coast Spurge |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Gymnanthes (Ateramnus) lucidus |
Crabwood |
|
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Pera bumeliafolia |
Tree |
Black ebony |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Phyllanthus epiphallanphus |
Shrub |
Gale-of-wind |
GENTIANACEAE |
Eustoma exaltata |
Herb |
Sea side gentian |
GOODENIACEAE |
Scaevola plumierii |
Shrub |
Native Inkberry |
GOODENIACEAE |
Scaevola sericea |
Shrub |
Exotic Inkberry |
GRAMINEAE |
Andropogon glomeratus |
Herb-GR |
Bushy beard grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Cenchrus echinatus |
Herb-GR |
Southern burr grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Cenchrus sp. |
Herb-GR |
Sand spur |
GRAMINEAE |
Cynodon dactylon |
Herb-GR |
Bermuda grass - pantropical/St. Augustine |
GRAMINEAE |
Dactyloctenium aegyptum |
|
Crow's foot |
GRAMINEAE |
Eragrostis ciliaris |
Herb-GR |
Fringed love grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Eragrostis eliottii |
Herb-GR |
Plain love grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Eragrostis excelsa |
Herb-GR |
Tall love grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Eustachys petraea |
Herb-GR |
Finger grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Lasiacis divercata |
|
Wild cane |
GRAMINEAE |
Panicum sp. |
Herb-GR |
Panic grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Paspalum blodgettii |
Herb-GR |
|
GRAMINEAE |
Paspalum sp. |
Herb-GR |
|
GRAMINEAE |
Paspalum vaginatum (distichum) |
Herb-GR |
Knot grass, Joint grass |
GRAMINEAE |
Setaria parviflora (geniculata) |
Foxtail grass |
|
GRAMINEAE |
Spartina patens |
Herb-GR |
Cordgrass |
GRAMINEAE |
Sporobulus domingensis |
Herb-GR |
Sporobolus - long |
GRAMINEAE |
Sporobulus virginicus |
Herb-GR |
Sporobolus - short |
GRAMINEAE |
Stenotaphrum secundatum |
Saint Augustine grass |
|
GRAMINEAE |
Uniola paniculata |
Herb-GR |
Sea oat |
GRAMINEAE |
Uniola virgata |
Herb-GR |
Spike-grass |
HYDROPHYLLACEAE |
Bourreria ovata |
Tree |
Strong back |
HYDROPHYLLACEAE |
Cordia bahamensis |
|
Cocobey |
HYDROPHYLLACEAE |
Heliotropium angiospermum |
Scorpion tail |
|
HYDROPHYLLACEAE |
Heliotropium curassavicum |
|
Seaside heliotrope |
HYDROPHYLLACEAE |
Mallotonia gnaphaloides |
Shrub |
Sea lavender |
HYDROPHYLLACEAE |
Tournefortia volubilis |
|
Soldier brush |
LAURACEAE |
Cassythia filiformis |
Vine |
Love vine |
LAURACEAE |
Nectandra coriacea |
Tree |
Lancewood |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Acacia acuifera |
Tree |
Pork and doughboy |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Acacia choriophylla |
Tree |
Cinecord |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Caesalpinia sp. |
|
Nickerbean |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Calliandra formosa |
|
Casinas - compound leaf |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Canavalia rosea |
Vine |
Purple Seaside Bean |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Cassia chapmanii |
|
Stinking pea |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Centrosema virginianum |
Vine |
Butterfly pea |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Desmanthus virgatus |
Tree |
Virgate mimosa |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Desmodium encanum (canum) |
Tick-trefoil - 3-leafed pea |
|
LEGUMINOSAE |
Desmodium tortuosum |
|
Twisted tick trefoil |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Shrub |
Jumby |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Lysiloma sp. |
Tree |
Wild tamarind |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Neptunia pubescens |
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|
LEGUMINOSAE |
Piscidia pisipula |
Tree |
Fish Fuddle |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Pithecellobium keyense |
Tree |
Ram's horn |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Pithecellobium unguis-cati |
Tree |
Cat's Claw- spines |
LEGUMINOSAE |
Stylosanthes hamata |
|
Common pencil flower |
LOGANIACEAE |
Polypremum procumbens |
|
|
LOGANIACEAE |
Spigelia anthelmia |
|
Pink |
MALPIGHIACEAE |
Malphigia polytricha |
|
Touch-me-not |
MALVACEAE |
Abutilon sp. |
Shrub |
Velvet leaf shrub |
MALVACEAE |
Sida acuta |
|
False Ram Goat dashalong |
MALVACEAE |
Sida ciliaris |
|
fringed sida |
MALVACEAE |
Thespia populnea |
|
Cork Tree |
MELIACEAE |
Swietenia mahagoni |
Tree |
Mahogany |
MORACEAE |
Ficus aurea |
Tree |
Golden Fig |
MORACEAE |
Ficus citrifolia |
Tree |
Short-leaf wild fig |
MORACEAE |
Ficus perforata |
Tree |
Small leaf fig |
MYRTACEAE |
Eugenia axillaris |
Tree |
White stopper |
MYRTACEAE |
Eugenia foetida |
Tree |
Spanish stopper |
MYRTACEAE |
Psidium longipes |
|
Wild guava |
NYCTAGINECEAE |
Commicarpus scandens |
Herb |
Chick weed - Perennial herb |
NYCTAGINECEAE |
Guapira discolor |
Tree |
Narrow-leaf blolly |
NYCTAGINECEAE |
Guapira obtusata |
Tree |
Broad-leaf blolly |
OLEACEAE |
Forestiera Segregata |
Shrub |
Swamp bush |
OLEACEAE |
Linociera Bumelioides |
Tree |
Boar Mastic |
ORCHIDACEAE |
Encyclia sp. |
|
Bulb orchids |
ORCHIDACEAE |
Encyclia sp. |
Epiphyte |
Bulb orchids |
PALMAE |
Coccothrinax argentata |
Tree |
Silver top palm |
PALMAE |
Cocos nucifera |
Tree |
Coconut Palm |
PALMAE |
Cocos nucifera |
Tree |
Coconut Palm |
PALMAE |
Pseudophoenix sargentii |
Tree |
Hog cabbage palm |
PALMAE |
Roystonia regia |
Tree |
Royal Palm |
PALMAE |
Sabal palmetto |
Tree |
Sabal Palm |
PALMAE |
Thrinax morrisii |
Tree |
Thatch palm |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Passiflora cupraea |
Vine |
Devil's pumpkin |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Passiflora pectinata |
Vine |
Wild Apricot |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Passiflora sp. |
Vine |
Passion flower |
PASSIFLORACEAE |
Passiflora suberosa |
Vine |
Passion flower |
POLYGONACEAE |
Coccoloba diversifolia |
Tree |
Pigeon-plum |
POLYGONACEAE |
Coccoloba sp. |
Tree |
Unidentified coccoloba |
POLYGONACEAE |
Coccoloba uvifera |
Tree |
Sea grape |
PORTULACACEAE |
Portulaca oleracea |
|
Purslane |
RHAMNACEAE |
Reynosia septentrionalis |
Tree |
Darling plum |
RHAMNACEAE |
Ziziphus taylori |
|
Ziziphus |
RHIZOPHORACEAE |
Rhizophora mangle |
Tree |
Red Mangrove |
RUBIACEAE |
Casasia clusiifolia |
Tree |
Seven-year apple |
RUBIACEAE |
Catesbaea foliosa |
Shrub |
Spiny shrub - trumpet flowers |
RUBIACEAE |
Catesbaea parviflora |
Shrub |
Spiny shrub - small flowers |
RUBIACEAE |
Catesbaea spinosa |
Shrub |
Prickly apple |
RUBIACEAE |
Chiococca alba |
Shrub |
Snow berry |
RUBIACEAE |
Chiococca parviflora |
Shrub |
Pineland snow berry - vine |
RUBIACEAE |
Erithalis fruticosa |
Tree |
Black torch |
RUBIACEAE |
Ernodea littoralis |
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Ernodea |
RUBIACEAE |
Guettarda elliptica |
|
Common velvet seed |
RUBIACEAE |
Phialanthus myrtilloides |
Shrub |
Candlewood |
RUBIACEAE |
Randia aculeata |
|
Box briar |
RUBIACEAE |
Rhachicallis americana |
Shrub |
Wild thyme |
RUBIACEAE |
Spermacoce assurgens |
|
Buttonweed |
RUBIACEAE |
Strumphia maritima |
Shrub |
Strumphia |
RUTACEAE |
Amyris elemifera |
Tree |
White Torch |
RUTACEAE |
Zanthoxylum fagara |
Tree |
Wild Lime |
SAPINDACEAE |
Allophyllus cobbe |
|
3 leaf |
SAPINDACEAE |
Serjania sp. |
|
Fowl foot |
SAPOTACEAE |
Bumelia americana |
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Milk-berry |
SAPOTACEAE |
Bumelia celastrina |
Shrub |
Spiny milkberry |
SAPOTACEAE |
Manilkara bahamensis |
Tree |
Wild dilly |
SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Capraria biflora |
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Goat-weed |
SMILACACEAE |
Smilax havanensis |
Vine |
Saw brier |
SOLANACEAE |
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum |
Bird pepper |
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SOLANACEAE |
Solanum bahamense |
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Canker-berry, purple nightshade |
STERCULIACEAE |
Helicteres jamaicensis |
|
Cow bush |
STERCULIACEAE |
Melochia tomentosa |
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Velvety melochia |
SURIANACEAE |
Suriana maritima |
Shrub |
Bay Cedar |
THEOPHRASTACEAE |
Jacquinia keyensis |
Tree |
Joe Wood |
TILIACEAE |
Corchorus hirsutus |
Herb |
Jack switch |
TURNERACEAE |
Turnera ulmifolia |
Shrub |
Rams goat dashalon |
VERBENACEAE |
Lantana involucrata |
Shrub |
Wild sage |
VERBENACEAE |
Phyla nodiflora |
Herb |
Capeweed, wetland plant |
VERBENACEAE |
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
Blue flower |