List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico facts for kids
This is a list of the endemic flora of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by binomial names. Common names are in parentheses.
Apocynaceae
- Forsteronia portoricensis, synonym of Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis
- Tabernaemontana oppositifolia
Aquifoliaceae
- Ilex cookii (Cook's holly)
- Ilex sintenisii (Sintenis' holly)
Araliaceae
- Dendropanax laurifolius
- Frodinia gleasonii
Asclepiadaceae
- Marsdenia elliptica
- Matelea sintenisii
- Matelea variifolia, syn. Matelea borinquensis
Asteraceae
- Chromolaena borinquensis
- Critonia portoricense
- Koanophyllon dolicholepis
- Koanophyllon polyodon
- Mikania odoratissima
- Mikania porosa
- Vernonia proctorii
Begoniaceae
- Begonia decandra
Bignoniaceae
- Crescentia portoricensis (Higuero de sierra)
- Tabebuia haemantha
Boraginaceae
- Cordia bellonis
- Cordia wagneriorum (Luquillo Mountain manjack)
Bromeliaceae
- Hohenbergia antillana
Buxaceae
- Buxus portoricensis
Cactaceae
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- Harrisia portoricensis (Puerto Rico applecactus)
Campanulaceae
- Lobelia assurgens var. portoricensis
Canellaceae
- Pleodendron macranthum (Chupacallos)
Celastraceae
Clusiaceae
- Clusia gundlachii
Cyatheaceae
- Alsophila amintae
- Alsophila bryophila
- Cyathea portoricensis
Cyperaceae
- Eleocharis sintenisii
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros sintenisii
Ericaceae
- Lyonia truncata var. proctorii
Euphorbiaceae
- Acalypha bisetosa
- Acalypha portoricensis
- Hieronyma clusioides
Fabaceae
- Calliandra locoensis
- Neorudolphia volubilis
- Poitea florida
Flacourtiaceae
- Banara portoricensis
Gesneriaceae
- Gesneria citrina
- Gesneria cuneifolia
- Gesneria pedunculosa
Icacinaceae
- Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon (Palo de Rosa)
Lauraceae
- Licaria brittoniana
Loranthaceae
- Dendropemon bicolor
Magnoliaceae
- Magnolia portoricensis
- Magnolia splendens
Malpighiaceae
- Heteropteris wydleriana
- Stigmaphyllon floribundum
Malvaceae
- Thespesia grandiflora (Flor de maga)
Marcgraviaceae
- Marcgravia sintenisii (Bejuco de palma, Bejuco de lira, Bejuco de rana, Lira del Yunque, Pegapalma)
Melastomataceae
- Henriettea membranifolia
- Heterotrichum cymosum
- (?)Sagraea portoricensis (Puerto Rico hogwood)
Meliaceae
- Trichilia triacantha (Bariaco)
Moraceae
- Ficus stahlii
Myrtaceae
- Eugenia eggersii
- Eugenia haematocarpa
- Eugenia padronii
- Eugenia stewardsonii
- Marlierea sintenisii
- Myrcia acevedoi
- Myrcia estremerae
- Myrcia luquillensis (Luquillo forest lidflower)
- Myrcia margarettae
- Myrcia paganii
- Psidium amplexicaule
- Psidium sintenisii (Hoja Menuda)
Nyctaginaceae
- Neea buxifolia
Orchidaceae
- Brachionidium ciliolatum
- Leochilus puertoricensis
- Lepanthes caritensis
- Lepanthes eltoroensis (Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid)
- Lepanthes woodburyana
- Lepanthes caritensis
- Psychilis kraenzlinii
- Psychilis krugii
- Psychilis monensis
- Lepanthes stimsonii
Passifloraceae
- Passiflora tulae
Phyllanthaceae
- Hieronyma clusioides (Cedro Macho)
Piperaceae
- Peperomia maxonii
Poaceae
- Aristida chaseae
- Aristida portoricensis (Pelos del diablo)
Polygalaceae
- Coccoloba rugosa
- Polygala cowellii
Polygonaceae
- Coccoloba pyrifolia
- Coccoloba swartzii f. urbaniana
Polypodiales
- Amauropelta inabonensis
- Amauropelta rheophyta
- Asplenium corderoanum
- Goniopteris abdita
- Goniopteris hildae
- Goniopteris verecunda
- Goniopteris yaucoensis
- Tectaria estremerana
Rhamnaceae
- Reynosia krugii
- Rhamnus sphaerosperma
Rubiaceae
- Mitracarpus maxwelliae
- Mitracarpus portoricensis
- Randia portoricensis
- Rondeletia inermis
- Stenostomum obtusifolium (syn. Antirhea obtusifolia)
- Stenostomum portoricense (syn. Antirhea portoricensis)
- Stenostomum sintenisii (syn. Antirhea sintenisii)
Salicaceae
- Xylosma pachyphylla (Spiny logwood)
Sapindaceae
- Thouinia striata
Sapotaceae
- Chrysophyllum pauciflorum
- Manilkara pleeana
- Micropholis garciniifolia
- Sideroxylon portoricense
Schizaeaceae
- Anemia portoricensis
Schoepfiaceae
- Schoepfia arenaria
Selaginellaceae
- Selaginella krugii
- Selaginella laxifolia
Simaroubaceae
- Simarouba tulae
Solanaceae
- Goetzea elegans
- Solanum drymophilum (Erubia)
Styracaceae
- Styrax portoricensis (Palo de Jazmin)
Ternstroemiaceae
- Ternstroemia luquillensis (Palo Colorado)
- Ternstroemia subsessilis
Thymelaeaceae
- Daphnopsis helleriana
Urticaceae
- Pilea leptophylla
Verbenaceae
- Cornutia obovata
Zamiaceae
- Zamia ambiphyllidia
- Zamia portoricensis
See also
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- Grasses of Puerto Rico
- San Juan Botanical Garden
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