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Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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Vismia cayennensis Pers., Syn. 2: 86 (1806) Common name: Black Kiskadee, Kiskadee, Lacre, La Craie, Yellow Wattle. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Savannas in thickets to lower montane forests, marsh forest and palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; Scarborough-Plymouth; TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Rampanalgas-Toco; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; Rio Claro-Mayaro; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Aripo Heights. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 16% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 19% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 8% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 40% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Mason Hall, Broadway 3035 (BM); Belmont Woods, Broadway 3582 (BM). TRINIDAD: Arima Reserve, Riley 204 (BM); Arima, Broadway s.n. (BM); Waller Field, Howard 10322 (BM); Pitch Lake, Adams 13562 (TRIN). Global range: Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru.

Vismia guianensis Pers., Prodr. Monogr. Hypéric. 34 (1821) Common name: Black Kiskadee, Kiskadee, La

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Craie. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Forests and secondary thickets in wet or moist districts; palm marsh. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Matura-Salybia; Nariva; SW Icacos-Cedros; Sangre Grande-Valencia-Orop.; Southern Watershed; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 6% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 6% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Las Cuevas to Maracas, Philcox et al. 7253 (NY); Mt. St. Benedict, Broadway 9196 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Riley 76 (BM), Broadway 5661 (BM); Morne Bleu, Broadway 6208 (BM); Long Stretch, Broadway 6837 (BM); Waller Field, Howard 10315 (BM); Aripo Savanna, Schwab 77 (BM); Cumaca, Adams 13311 (TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Vismia laxiflora Reichardt, Fl. Bras. 12: 203 (1878) Syn: Vismia falcata Rusby ; Vismia ferruginea Griseb. Common name: Kiskadee, Lacre, La Craie, Yellow Wattle. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Lowland rain forest and lower montane rain forest. IUCN: NE. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Central Range; Chaguanas-Couva; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; North Central Coast; Princes Town; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; San Fernando; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 12% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 8% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 20% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples); Swamp/marsh (Vegnum 11: 15% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Bacolet, Broadway 4139 (BM). TRINIDAD: Cumuto Road, Riley 92 (BM); Cumuto, Broadway 5726 (BM). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil.