Carpodiptera cubensis

Carpodiptera cubensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Carpodiptera
Species:	C. cubensis
Binomial name
Carpodiptera cubensis Griseb.
Subspecies [2]
Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola(Bisse) A.Rodr.
Synonyms [2]
Berrya cubensis(Griseb.) M.Gómez

Carpodiptera cubensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree native to tropical Mexico, northern Central America, Cuba, and southern Haiti. ^[2]

Two subspecies are accepted. ^[2]

• Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis (synonyms Berrya ameliae(Lundell) Kosterm., B. floribunda(Urb.) Kosterm., B. mariarum(Standl.) Kosterm., Carpodiptera ameliaeLundell, C. floribundaUrb., C. mariarumStandl., and C. mirabilisBisse) – Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and eastern, southern, and central Mexico ^[3]
• Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola (Bisse) A.Rodr. (synonym Carpodiptera ophiticolaBisse) – Cuba

The IUCN Red List lists the synonym Carpodiptera mirabilis as Critically endangered, with a distribution limited to montane rainforests of Guantanamo Province of eastern Cuba. ^[1]

References

1. Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Carpodiptera mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T31634A9648974. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31634A9648974.en . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
2. "Carpodiptera cubensis Griseb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
3. "Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 November 2025.