Geographic Sequence in the Citation of Herbarium Specimens

The sequence of geographical arrangement to be used (as is commonly practiced by geographers) is given below. It follows a logical procedure and facilitates the consultation of Flora Neotropica.

Further breakdown of citations should be alphabetical by major political divisions (states, provinces, etc.) within each country.

Mexico, Central America
1. Mexico
2. Guatemala
3. Belize
4. Honduras (including Swan Islands)
5. El Salvador
6. Nicaragua
7. Costa Rica (including Cocos Island)
8. Panama (including Canal Zone as a subdivision)

West Indies
9. Bermuda
10. Bahama Archipelago (islands arranged alphabetically)
11. Cuba
12. Cayman Islands (alphabetical)
13. Jamaica
14. Haiti
15. Dominican Republic
16. Puerto Rico
17. Virgin Islands (alphabetical)
18. Leeward Islands (alphabetical)
19. Windward Islands (alphabetical)
20. Southern Netherlands Antilles (alphabetical)

South America (and off-mainland islands as subdivisions of countries)
21. Colombia (including San Andrés and Providencia)
22. Venezuela (including Margarita)
23. Trinidad, Tobago
24. Guyana
25. Surinam or Suriname
26. French Guiana
27. Ecuador (including Galapagos Archipelago)
28. Peru
29. Brazil
30. Bolivia
31. Chile
32. Paraguay
33. Argentina
34. Uruguay

Each of the numbered units should begin a paragraph in listing specimens examined.