List of trees of the Caribbean

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Roystonea regia

Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. [1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high.

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Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly continental flora. Endemism is highest in Cuba and Hispaniola, the largest members of the Greater Antilles.

List of species

Native species

Acanthaceae

Anacardiaceae

Annonaceae

Apocynaceae

Arecaceae

Araliaceae

Bignoniaceae

Bombacaceae

Boraginaceae

Burseraceae

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Bursera simaruba

Buxaceae

Canellaceae

Cannabaceae

Capparidaceae

Celastraceae

Clusiaceae

Combretaceae

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Conocarpus erectus

Cupressaceae

Cyrillaceae

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Cyrilla racemiflora

Dilleniaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Erythroxylaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

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Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Flacourtiaceae

Garryaceae

Hernandiaceae

Juglandaceae

Lecythidaceae

Malpighiaceae

Malvaceae

Magnoliaceae

Meliaceae

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Cedrela odorata

Moraceae

Myrtaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Oleaceae

Pinaceae

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Pinus cubensis

Podocarpaceae

Polygonaceae

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Coccoloba uvifera

Rhamnaceae

Rhizophoraceae

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Rhizophora mangle

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

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Amyris elemifera

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Sterculiaceae

Theophrastaceae

Verbenaceae

Zamiaceae

Zygophyllaceae

Non-native species

Anacardiaceae

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Mangifera indica
  • Mango (Mangifera indica)

Arecaceae

Bignoniaceae

Casuarinaceae

Combretaceae

Fabaceae

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Delonix regia

Moraceae

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Verbenaceae

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Tectona grandis
  • Teak (Tectona grandis)

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