List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico

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Map of the ecosystems of Puerto Rico

This is a list of the endemic flora of Puerto Rico . This list is sorted in alphabetical order by plant family and binomial names. [1]

Contents

Acanthaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Apocynaceae

Aquifoliaceae

Araceae

Araliaceae

Asparagaceae

Aspleniaceae

Asteraceae

Begoniaceae

Bignoniaceae

Boraginaceae

Bromeliaceae

Buxaceae

Cactaceae

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Harrisia portoricensis on Mona Island

Campanulaceae

Canellaceae

Celastraceae

Clusiaceae

Cyatheaceae

Cyperaceae

Dioscoreaceae

Ebenaceae

Ericaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Gentianaceae

Gesneriaceae

Lamiaceae

Lauraceae

Loranthaceae

Magnoliaceae

Malpighiaceae

Malvaceae

Marcgraviaceae

Melastomataceae

Meliaceae

Myricaceae

Myrtaceae

Oleaceae

Orchidaceae

Passifloraceae

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Passiflora tulae

Pentaphylacaceae

Phyllanthaceae

Piperaceae

Poaceae

Polygalaceae

Polygonaceae

Polypodiaceae

Portulacaceae

Primulaceae

Pteridaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

Sabiaceae

Salicaceae

Santalaceae

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Schizaeaceae

Schoepfiaceae

Selaginellaceae

Simaroubaceae

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Simarouba tulae

Solanaceae

Styracaceae

Symplocaceae

Thymelaeaceae

Urticaceae

Verbenaceae

Zamiaceae

See also

Notes

  1. Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Zamiaceae. In Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. and M.T. Strong (eds.) Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium volume 52.

References

  1. Endemic plants of Puerto Rico, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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  4. Puerto Rico's national flower.
  5. The records for this species are questionable
  6. 1 2 3 4 Ackerman, James D. (30 June 1995). "An orchid flors of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 73.
  7. A federally listed endangered species.
  8. Luer, C. A. 2002. Selbyana 23: 22. Formerly known as Lepanthes veleziana var. retusicolumna
  9. Formerly Encylcis krugii and Epidendrum krugii
  10. Lioger & Martorell, 2000, Flora of Puerfto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, 2nd ed., Edit. Univ. Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  11. Known only from two sites in southwestern Puerto Rico
  12. Known only from a single site at the Guánica Commonwealth Forest.
  13. Román Guzmán, Javier A. 2006. A study of Randia portoricensis (Urb.) Britton & Standley [Rubiaceae]: A rare species. MS Thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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