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]
- Chromolaena borinquensis
- Critonia portoricense
- Koanophyllon dolicholepis
- Koanophyllon polyodon
- Mikania odoratissima
- Mikania porosa
- Vernonia proctorii[1]
Begoniaceae[edit]
Bignoniaceae[edit]
Boraginaceae[edit]
- Cordia bellonis
- Cordia wagneriorum (Luquillo Mountain manjack)
Bromeliaceae[edit]
Buxaceae[edit]
Cactaceae[edit]
- 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]
- Brachionidium ciliolatum[9]
- Leochilus puertoricensis
- Lepanthes caritensis[9]
- Lepanthes eltoroensis (Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid)[10]
- Lepanthes woodburyana[9]
- Lepanthes caritensis[9]
- Psychilis kraenzlinii[9]
- Psychilis krugii[11]
- Psychilis monensis[12]
- Lepanthes stimsonii[13]
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]
- Amauropelta inabonensis
- Amauropelta rheophyta
- Asplenium corderoanum
- Goniopteris abdita
- Goniopteris hildae
- Goniopteris verecunda
- Goniopteris yaucoensis
- Tectaria estremerana
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]
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- Grasses of Puerto Rico
- San Juan Botanical Garden
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)