Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species.
Plumeria, also known as frangipani, is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, of the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species are native to the Neotropical realm, but are often grown as cosmopolitan ornamentals in tropical regions, especially in Hawaii, as well as hot desert climates in the Arabian Peninsula with proper irrigation.
Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Garciadelia. Species in this alliance are dioecious.
- Lasiocroton bahamensisPax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti
- Lasiocroton fawcettiiUrb. - Jamaica
- Lasiocroton gracilisBritton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba
- Lasiocroton gutierreziiJestrow - Cuba
- Lasiocroton harrisiiBritton - Jamaica
- Lasiocroton macrophyllus(Sw.) Griseb. - Jamaica
- Lasiocroton microphyllus(A.Rich.) Jestrow - Cuba
- moved to other genera (Bernardia Croton Leucocroton)
- Lasiocroton cordifoliusBritton & P.Wilson - Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
- Lasiocroton prunifoliusGriseb. - Croton punctatusJacq.
- Lasiocroton subpeltatusUrb. - Leucocroton subpeltatus(Urb.) Alain
- Lasiocroton trelawniensisC.D.Adams - Bernardia trelawniensis(C.D.Adams) Jestrow & Proctor
August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach was a German botanist and phytogeographer.
Bonania is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to the West Indies.
- Bonania cubanaA.Rich. - Bahamas, Cuba
- Bonania domingensis(Urb.) Urb. - Haiti, Dominican Rep
- Bonania ellipticaUrb. - Cuba
- Bonania emarginataC.Wright ex Griseb. - Cuba
- Bonania erythrosperma(Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. - Cuba
- Bonania linearifoliaUrb. & Ekman - Haiti
- †Bonania myricifolia(Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Guantánamo but extinct
Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 260 species divided among 32 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. The type genus is Tagetes (marigolds).
Hemithrinax is a genus of palms that is endemic to eastern Cuba. It comprises three species and one variety and was previously included within the genus Thrinax.
Ginoria is a genus of plants in the family Lythraceae. It contains 13 species which are native to southern Mexico and the Caribbean.
Wallenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae endemic to the West Indies. It is composed of 29 species. It also includes a subgenus, Homowallenia, with ten species from the northern Caribbean.
Russelia equisetiformis, the fountainbush, firecracker plant, coral plant, coral fountain, coralblow or fountain plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.
Poitea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 12 species of trees and shrubs native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Dominica. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical lowland to montane forest, thicket, and thorn scrub, often in secondary vegetation and on steep slopes or roadsides. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Grisebachianthus is a genus of Cuban flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family.
Heptanthus is a genus of Cuban flowering plants in the sunflower family.
Salmea is a genus of plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.
Lantanopsis is a genus of Caribbean flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Phania is a genus of plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Zonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.
Tylodontia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Linodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.
