Chaetocarpus is a plant genus of the family Peraceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1854. Chaetocarpus species are trees or shrubs. They are native to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Some species are endangered.
- Chaetocarpus acutifolius(Britton & P.Wilson) Borhidi – Sierra de Moa in Cuba
- Chaetocarpus africanusPax – C Africa
- Chaetocarpus castanocarpus(Roxb.) Thwaites – SE Asia, Yunnan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus cordifolius(Urb.) Borhidi – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica
- Chaetocarpus coriaceusThwaites – Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus cubensisFawc. & Rendle – Cuba
- Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke – Bolivia, Brazil
- Chaetocarpus ferrugineusPhilcox – Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus gabonensisBreteler – Gabon
- Chaetocarpus globosus(Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle – Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Rep.
- Chaetocarpus myrsinitesBaill. – Bolivia, Brazil
- Chaetocarpus parvifoliusBorhidi – Cuba
- Chaetocarpus pearceiRusby – Bolivia
- Chaetocarpus pubescens(Thwaites) Hook.f. – Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus rabarabaCapuron – Madagascar
- Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus(Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas, NW Brazil
Platygyna is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to Cuba and Haiti in the West Indies.
- Platygyna dentataAlain - SE Cuba
- Platygyna hexandra(Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - Cuba, Haiti
- Platygyna leonisAlain - E Cuba
- Platygyna obovataBorhidi - E Cuba
- Platygyna parvifoliaAlain - E Cuba
- Platygyna triandraBorhidi - E Cuba
- Platygyna volubilisHoward - E Cuba
Dinema is a genus of orchids. It is represented by a single currently accepted species, Dinema polybulbon, native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Bouvardia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains about 50 species of evergreen herbs and shrubs native to Mexico and Central America, with one species extending into the southwestern United States. The genus is named in honor of Charles Bouvard (1572–1658), physician to Louis XIII, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi in Paris.
Exostema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of trees and shrubs, endemic to the neotropics, with most of the species occurring in the West Indies.
Lijndenia is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae. The genus includes 13 species.
Cocculus laurifolius, the laurel-leaved snail tree, is a medium-sized, shrubby evergreen tree of the genus Cocculus. It is native to the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains, China, Taiwan and Japan, where it commonly grows to a height of 25 ft, with an equal spread. In cultivation it can reach a similar size where conditions are favorable. Form is round-headed, with a medium to fast growth rate and a coarse texture. Leaves are ovate-lanceolate, about 6" long by 2" wide, with a spiral bud arrangement. Leaf color is medium green. This species is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Flowers are insignificant: small, yellowish and appearing in spikes at leaf axils. Fruit is a small black drupe. With frequent shearing, plants may work well in a formal setting as a hedge or screen. Will take a wide range of sun and soil conditions within its temperature tolerance.
Rondeletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Neotropics. There are around 160 species.
Antillanthus is a genus of the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 2006. Many members of this genus were previously listed as Pentacalia and Senecio.
Martin Martens was a Belgian botanist and chemist born in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Rogiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has 15 species and its native range is from Mexico to Colombia.
Cistus laurifolius, commonly called laurel-leaf cistus, laurel-leaved cistus or laurel-leaved rock rose, is a species of highly branched flowering evergreen shrub native to some areas around the Mediterranean.
Thouinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. The genus is named for André Thouin, a French botanist. As of 2020 Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 27 species in the genus:
Neobracea is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It was first given the name Bracea, but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym. In other words, somebody else had already used it for another plant. Neobracea is native to Cuba and the Bahamas.
- Neobracea acunanaLippold - E Cuba
- Neobracea angustifoliaBritton - W Cuba
- Neobracea bahamensis(Britton) Britton - Bahamas, Cuba
- Neobracea ekmaniiUrb. - E Cuba
- Neobracea howardiiWoodson - EC Cuba
- Neobracea martianaBorhidi & O.Muñiz - E Cuba
- Neobracea susanninaBorhidi - E Cuba
- Neobracea valenzuelana(A.Rich.) Urb. - Cuba
Ekmaniopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Mitracarpus is a plant genus in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus.
Schmidtottia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to eastern Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.
Torralbasia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It only contains the one known species, Torralbasia cuneifolia(C.Wright ex A.Gray) Krug & Urb.
Roigella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one known species, Roigella correifolia(Griseb.) Borhidi & M.Fernández
