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Loblolly Pisonia subcordata,
This soft wood tree grows all over the island and resembles a giant bonsai. Since the mottled trunk stores water for periods of drought the tree grows in unusual spurts creating strange formations throughout its life. Often several foundation branches will form one large base trunk that spreads across a large area of ground and rock.
  • Anguilla History Summary http://www.anguilla-vacation.com/history.htm Around 4000 years ago, Anguilla was a lush island covered in dense rain forest. It was discovered by Amerindian peoples who came by dugout canoes and rafts from South America's mainland. They called Anguilla "Malliouhana" which meant arrow-shape sea serpent and they developed villages, farms and ceremonial sites to their gods.
  • Anguilla Birding http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/caranguilla.htm 
  • Anguilla Trees and Bush  http://www.anguillaguide.com/article/articleview/252/1/11/ Local and biological names for trees and bush on Anguilla. Since Anguilla is made up of coral rock with limited soil and water the plant life has adapted to these harsh conditions. The wind is also a factor, forcing many trees that would normally be at least 20 ft. high to remain around the wind level of no more than 10 ft. The trees often bend to the wind and give the appearance of being constantly wind blown.
  • Have You Seen the Fence Post Trees?- Anguilla Local News  http://news.ai/ref/fencepost.html 
    Anguilla - Local News from a Caribbean island by Bob Green.
  • Mangroves: Seeing the Forests and the Trees  http://www.anguillalife.com/ecocorner/0005.php Mangrove forests, at first glance, may seem like muddy, murky areas full of mosquitoes, other insects, and crabs. They used to be plentiful in Anguilla but then, in the mid- and late-1990s, this small island was hit by two powerful hurricanes that devastated the environment and put enormous stress on its people. Anguillians, though, were resilient and were able to pick up the pieces and rebuild their houses and businesses. The natural environment had to do the same. Most trees re-grew their leaves (and branches), the water slowly drained from the land, and the birds returned to the ponds. But even five and ten years later, it has not recovered completely. The fragile habitats that tropical coastal ecosystems are known for – the coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forests – were the hardest hit and the extent and health of them, post-hurricane, is nowhere near what they used to be. 
  • Anguilla News - Breaking World Anguilla News - The New York Times  http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/anguilla/index.html By CAROL KAESUK YOON, Published: October 8, 1998.  Fifteen iguanas on a tangle of waterlogged trees, tossed into the Caribbean Sea by a hurricane, apparently floated 200 miles from Guadeloupe to Anguilla and into biological history, scientists say. Their report, being published today in the journal Nature, has amazed scientists, who have been arguing since early this century about whether such journeys were even remotely possible, let alone observable.  By documenting the 1995 voyage of the 15 iguanas -- enough to form a new population -- the report provides the first clear-cut evidence in support of biologists who argue that seemingly impossible journeys like this could have been an important avenue for the dispersal of species around the world.