New syntaxa of the Jardines de la Reina archipelago, Cuba.

Abstract

In this study plant associations studied in three keys of the archipelago Jardines de la Reina are exposed, and nine of them that are considered as endemism for this archipelago are described for the first time. These associations are focal objects to take into consideration for future management plans of conservation. All the phytocenosis have a low height, mainly with nanophanerophytes which present microphyllous leaves, due to an extreme limitative ecological factors interaction. A sintaxonomical scheme with more frequents synonymous, some typifications and nomenclatural changes is also included.