BATACEAE

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

BATACEAE

Batis maritima L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 2: 1289 (1759) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Stony sublittoral sites, near the sea in close turf. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: SW Coastal. RBS Vegetation Classes: Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 8: 20% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Lowlands, Clubbe s.n. (TRIN). TRINIDAD: Erin, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 9652); Morne Diablo Beach, Johnson 1352 (BM). Global range: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, United States (California, Florida, Texas), Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.