This is a list of the endemic flora of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by binomial names. Common names are in parentheses.
Apocynaceae edit
- Forsteronia portoricensis, synonym of Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis
- Tabernaemontana oppositifolia
Aquifoliaceae edit
- Ilex cookii (Cook's holly)
- Ilex sintenisii (Sintenis' holly)
Araliaceae edit
Asclepiadaceae edit
- Marsdenia elliptica
- Matelea sintenisii
- Matelea variifolia, syn. Matelea borinquensis
Asteraceae edit
Begoniaceae edit
Bignoniaceae edit
Boraginaceae edit
- Cordia bellonis
- Cordia wagneriorum (Luquillo Mountain manjack)
Bromeliaceae edit
Buxaceae edit
Cactaceae edit
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- Harrisia portoricensis (Puerto Rico applecactus)
Campanulaceae edit
Canellaceae edit
- Pleodendron macranthum (Chupacallos)
Celastraceae edit
Clusiaceae edit
Cyatheaceae edit
Cyperaceae edit
Ebenaceae edit
Ericaceae edit
Euphorbiaceae edit
Fabaceae edit
Flacourtiaceae edit
Gesneriaceae edit
Icacinaceae edit
- Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon (Palo de Rosa)
Lauraceae edit
Loranthaceae edit
Magnoliaceae edit
Malpighiaceae edit
Malvaceae edit
- Thespesia grandiflora (Flor de maga) [5]
Marcgraviaceae edit
- Marcgravia sintenisii (Bejuco de palma, Bejuco de lira, Bejuco de rana, Lira del Yunque, Pegapalma)
Melastomataceae edit
- Henriettea membranifolia[6]
- Heterotrichum cymosum
- (?)Sagraea portoricensis (Puerto Rico hogwood)[7]
Meliaceae edit
- Trichilia triacantha (Bariaco)[8]
Moraceae edit
Myrtaceae edit
- Eugenia eggersii
- Eugenia haematocarpa
- Eugenia padronii
- Eugenia stewardsonii
- Marlierea sintenisii
- Myrcia acevedoi
- Myrcia estremerae
- Myrcia luquillensis (Luquillo forest lidflower)
- Myrcia margarettae
- Myrcia paganii
- Psidium amplexicaule
- Psidium sintenisii (Hoja Menuda)
Nyctaginaceae edit
Orchidaceae edit
Passifloraceae edit
Phyllanthaceae edit
- Hieronyma clusioides (Cedro Macho)
Piperaceae edit
Poaceae edit
- Aristida chaseae[14]
- Aristida portoricensis (Pelos del diablo)[15]
Polygalaceae edit
Polygonaceae edit
Polypodiales edit
Rhamnaceae edit
Rubiaceae edit
- Mitracarpus maxwelliae[16]
- Mitracarpus portoricensis
- Randia portoricensis[17]
- Rondeletia inermis
- Stenostomum obtusifolium (syn. Antirhea obtusifolia)
- Stenostomum portoricense (syn. Antirhea portoricensis)
- Stenostomum sintenisii (syn. Antirhea sintenisii)
Salicaceae edit
- Xylosma pachyphylla (Spiny logwood)
Sapindaceae edit
Sapotaceae edit
Schizaeaceae edit
Schoepfiaceae edit
Selaginellaceae edit
Simaroubaceae edit
Solanaceae edit
- Goetzea elegans
- Solanum drymophilum (Erubia)
Styracaceae edit
- Styrax portoricensis (Palo de Jazmin)
Ternstroemiaceae edit
- Ternstroemia luquillensis (Palo Colorado)
- Ternstroemia subsessilis
Thymelaeaceae edit
Urticaceae edit
Verbenaceae edit
Zamiaceae edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b "There has much disagreement with respect to the number of Zamia species recognized in Puerto Rico and the West Indies. In a detailed study of leaf morphology, based on herbarium species, Eckenwalder (1980) found a continuous gradation in foliar characteristics throughout the West Indies, concluding that Zamia was represented in the West Indies by two subspecies of Z. pumila. Accordingly, all native populations in Puerto Rico are Z. pumila ssp. pumila. A contrasting view is presented by Stephenson (1987) where four species are recognized in Puerto Rico based on foliar and strobili characters desrived from herbarium specimens and live plants. For the most part..., the present authors follow Stephenson's opinion, realising that further work is needed (DNA sequencing) in order to confirm or reject his assessment." 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 edit
- ^ Known only from the summit of Cerro Mariquita in the Sierra Bermeja. [1].
- ^ Known only from the summit of Cerro Mariquita in the Sierra Bermeja. [2].
- ^ Francis, John K. and Lowe, Carol A. 2000. Bioecología de Arboles Nativos y Exóticos de Puerto Rico y los Indias Occidentales. USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry General Technical Report IITF-15
- ^ Calliandra locoensis
- ^ Puerto Rico's national flower.
- ^ The records for this species are questionable
- ^ This species was formerly classified as Clidemia portoricensis and Clidemia pusilliflora.
- ^ A federally listed endangered species. [3]
- ^ a b c d e Ackerman, James D. (30 June 1995). "An orchid flors of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 73.
- ^ A federally listed endangered species.
- ^ Formerly Encylcis krugii and Epidendrum krugii
- ^ Lioger & Martorell, 2000, Flora of Puerfto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, 2nd ed., Edit. Univ. Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- ^ Luer, C. A. 2002. Selbyana 23: 22. Formerly known as Lepanthes veleziana var. retusicolumna
- ^ Known only from two sites in southwestern Puerto Rico
- ^ Known from only two locations in southwestern Puerto Rico
- ^ Known only from a single site at the Guánica Commonwealth Forest. [4]
- ^ Román Guzmán, Javier A. 2006. A study of Randia portoricensis (Urb.) Britton & Standley [Rubiaceae]: A rare species. MS Thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Further reading edit
- Pedro Acevedo Rodríguez and Franklin S. Axelrod (1999). "Annotated Checklist for the Tracheophytes of Río Abajo Forest Reserve, Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science. 35 (3–4): 262–285.
- Three endemic Puerto Rican ferns
External links edit
- Departamento de Recursos Naturales (in Spanish)