Table 4: Conservation Targets - Description of Terrestrial Ecological Systems 1992; 2002; 1952) on Alluvium Cactus thorn scrub Diagnostic species include columnar cacti , and Billy's Bay, St. Elizabeth (Stenocereus Dildo Pear) and hystrix, and other spiny Cephalocereus swartzii species. on Limestone In coastal areas: woodland Along the coast e.g. Hellshire, , Westmoreland Dry Limestone Scrub/Dry Diagnostic species include Coccoloba Limestone Thicket/Dry (Seaside Grape) and uvifera Thespesia Semievergreen thicket over (Seaside Mahoe). , Bight Cays populnea limestone, Islets Dominated by Capparis ferruginea (Stinking Berry), (Red Cordia sebestena Dry Limestone Forest/Dry Cordia), and several Erithalis fruticosum forest over shale (see other species below) , Hellshire, Portland Ridge, . Pedro Bluff, Common trees include Coastal St. James Metopium brownii; (Crab Wood), Ateramnus lucidus Drypetes (Wild Orange), lateriflora Bumelia Ebony) E.g. parts of Hellshire salicifolia, Brya ebenus (Jamaica and (Clamberry). Diospyros lateriflora (Red Birch) is a common Bursera simaruba emergent and there are many smaller species. Some areas may be dominated by Thrinax (Broom Thatch) parviflora on Shale Not determined Requires assessment Margins of Hellshire and Port Henderson Hill Fairly Dry on Alluvium Thorn scrub over alluvial Thorn scrub , Manchester/Clarendon. soils/Partly deciduous thorn thicket Dominated by thorny leguminous Abandoned cane lands in southern St. phanerophytes 3-10 m tall. Common Catherine species include and Harris Savanna, Clarendon Propopis juliflora (probably an Acacia tortuosa. anthropogenic formation) In poor drainage ponding may occur and very rare mud-loving species (Isoetes may occur. jamaicensis) Fairly Dry on Limestone Dry Limestone Forest/Dry Common trees include E.g. South of , Brazeillettos, Metopium brownii;
Table 4: Conservation Targets - Description of Terrestrial Ecological Systems 1992; 2002; 1952) on Alluvium Cactus thorn scrub Diagnostic species include columnar cacti (Stenocereus hystrix, Dildo Pear) and Cephalocereus swartzii and other spiny species. , and Billy's Bay, St. Elizabeth on Limestone In coastal areas: Dry Limestone Scrub/Dry Limestone Thicket/Dry Semievergreen thicket over limestone, Dry Limestone Forest/Dry forest over shale (see below) woodland Diagnostic species include Coccoloba uvifera (Seaside Grape) and Thespesia populnea (Seaside Mahoe). Islets Dominated by Capparis ferruginea (Stinking Berry), Cordia sebestena (Red Cordia), Erithalis fruticosum and several other species Common trees include Metopium brownii; Ateramnus lucidus (Crab Wood), Drypetes lateriflora (Wild Orange), Bumelia salicifolia, Brya ebenus (Jamaica Ebony) and Diospyros lateriflora (Clamberry). Bursera simaruba (Red Birch) is a common emergent and there are many smaller species. Some areas may be dominated by Thrinax parviflora (Broom Thatch) Along the coast e.g. Hellshire, , Westmoreland , Bight Cays , Hellshire, Portland Ridge, . Pedro Bluff, Coastal St. James E.g. parts of Hellshire on Shale Not determined Requires assessment Margins of Hellshire and Port Henderson Hill Fairly Dry on Alluvium Thorn scrub over alluvial soils/Partly deciduous thorn thicket Thorn scrub Dominated by thorny leguminous phanerophytes 3-10 m tall. Common species include Propopis juliflora and Acacia tortuosa. (probably an anthropogenic formation) In poor drainage ponding may occur and very rare mud-loving species (Isoetes jamaicensis) may occur. , Manchester/Clarendon. Abandoned cane lands in southern St. Catherine Harris Savanna, Clarendon Fairly Dry on Limestone Dry Limestone Forest/Dry Common trees include Metopium brownii; E.g. South of , Brazeillettos,
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