Plant Communities
The standard description of plant communities follows John Beard's work (Beard, 1946). He classified natural vegetation in a hierarchical fashion on the basis of the physiognomy of the dominant trees.
- Seasonal Formations
- Evergreen Seasonal Forest
- Semi-Deciduous Seasonal Forest
- Deciduous Seasonal Forest
- Dry Evergreen Formations
- Littoral Woodland
- Montane Formations
- Lower Montane Forest
- Montane Forest
- Elfin Woodland
- Edaphic Formations
- Mangrove Forest
- Palm Swamp
- Seasonal Swamp Forest
- Seasonal Swamp Savanna
- Herbaceous Swamp
- See also: Trinidad and Tobago dry forests
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