Table 2.
Very preliminary list of common or conspicuous plant macrofossils and pollen identified from Cores 1–3 and grab samples (C-10, Peat Cave), Sawmill Sink, Abaco, The Bahamas
| Characteristic habitat | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Pinelands | PTER: bracken fern, Pteris sp.‡ |
| GYMNO: Caribbean pine, Pinus cf. P. caribaea† | |
| DICOT: gumbo-limbo, Burseracf. B. simaruba†; red powderpuff (stickpea), Calliandra cf. C. haematomma*; holly, Ilex sp.‡; wax myrtle, Myrica cf. M. cerifera†; grape, cf. Vitis sp.* | |
| Scrublands | DICOT: Calliandra cf. C. haematomma*; stopper, Eugenia sp.*; hibiscus, Hibiscus sp.‡; Ilex sp.‡ |
| Coppice | PTER: swordfern, Nephrolepissp.‡; goldback fern, cf. Pityrogrammasp.‡ |
| DICOT: mallow, cf. Abutilon sp.‡; Burseracf. B. simaruba†; Calliandra cf. C. haematomma*; lignum vitae, Guaiacum cf. G. sanctum*; Eugenia sp.*; Hibiscus sp.‡; Ilex sp.‡; Myrica cf. M. cerifera†; pouteria, Pouteria sp.‡; cf. Vitis sp.* | |
| Wetlands/ponds | FELA: Eaton's spikemoss, Selaginella cf. S. eatonii* |
| PTER: leatherfern, Acrostichumsp.‡ | |
| MONO: pickerelweed, cf. Pontederia‡; bulltongue arrowweed, Sagittaria cf. S. lancifolia‡ | |
| DICOT: pond apple-type, Annonatype‡; waterhyssop, cf. Bacopasp.‡; Hibiscus sp.‡; Ilex sp.‡ | |
| Disturbed lands | DICOT: cf. Abutilon sp.‡; peppertree, Schinus sp.‡ |
| General/unknown | FUNG: Dictyosporitessp‡; Fusiformisporitessp.‡; Meliolinitessp.‡; Microthyriacitesspp.‡; Palaeomycitessp.‡; Quiloniasp.‡ |
| PTER: antlerfern, Ceratopterissp.‡; polypody, Polypodiaceae‡ | |
| GYMNO: cycads, Cycadaceae sp.?‡ | |
| MONO: grasses, Poaceae†; palms, Arecaceae† | |
| DICOT: cashews, Anacardiaceae‡; composites, Asteraceae‡; goosefoot/amaranths, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae‡; legumes, Fabaceae†; mallows, cf. Malvales†; myrtles/Stoppers, Myrtaceae‡; soapberries, Sapindaceae‡ |
Identification based on palynomorphs only (‡), macrofossils only (*), or both macrofosils and palynomorphs (†). Common names are given at first mention. General/unknown, habitat unidentified and indeterminate until more resolved identifications are available. Plants are in habitat lists divided into Fungi (FUNG), Pteridophyta (PTER), Fern-Like Allies (FELA), Gymnospermae (GYMNO), Monocotyledoneae (MONO), and Dicotyledoneae (DICOT).