List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico



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
Forsteronia portoricensis, synonym of Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis
Tabernaemontana oppositifolia

Aquifoliaceae
Ilex cookii (Cook's holly)
Ilex sintenisii (Sintenis' holly)

Araliaceae
Dendropanax laurifolius
Frodinia gleasonii

Asclepiadaceae
Marsdenia elliptica
Matelea borinquensis
Matelea sintenisii
Matelea variifolia

Asteraceae
Chromolaena borinquensis
Critonia portoricense
Koanophyllon dolicholepis
Koanophyllon polyodon
Mikania odoratissima
Mikania porosa
Vernonia proctorii

Begoniaceae
Begonia decandra

Bignoniaceae
Crescentia portoricensis (Higuero de sierra)
Tabebuia haemantha

Boraginaceae
Cordia bellonis
Cordia wagneriorum (Luquillo Mountain manjack)

Bromeliaceae
Hohenbergia antillana

Buxaceae
Buxus portoricensis

Cactaceae

Harrisia portoricensis (Puerto Rico applecactus)

Campanulaceae
Lobelia assurgens var. portoricensis

Canellaceae
Pleodendron macranthum (Chupacallos)

Celastraceae
Maytenus ponceana

Clusiaceae
Clusia gundlachii

Cyatheaceae
Alsophila amintae
Alsophila bryophila  
Cyathea portoricensis

Cyperaceae
Eleocharis sintenisii

Ebenaceae
Diospyros sintenisii

Ericaceae
Lyonia truncata var. proctorii

Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha bisetosa
Acalypha portoricensis
Hieronyma clusioides

Fabaceae
Calliandra locoensis
Neorudolphia volubilis
Poitea florida

Flacourtiaceae
Banara portoricensis

Gesneriaceae
Gesneria citrina
Gesneria cuneifolia
Gesneria pedunculosa

Icacinaceae
Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon (Palo de Rosa)

Lauraceae
Licaria brittoniana

Loranthaceae
Dendropemon bicolor

Magnoliaceae
Magnolia portoricensis
Magnolia splendens

Malpighiaceae
Heteropteris wydleriana
Stigmaphyllon floribundum

Malvaceae
Thespesia grandiflora (Flor de maga)

Marcgraviaceae
Marcgravia sintenisii (Bejuco de palma, Bejuco de lira, Bejuco de rana, Lira del Yunque, Pegapalma)

Melastomataceae
Henriettea membranifolia
Heterotrichum cymosum
(?)Sagraea portoricensis (Puerto Rico hogwood)

Meliaceae
Trichilia triacantha (Bariaco)

Moraceae
Ficus stahlii

Myrtaceae
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
Neea buxifolia

Orchidaceae
Brachionidium ciliolatum
Leochilus puertoricensis
Lepanthes caritensis
Lepanthes eltoroensis (Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid)
Lepanthes woodburyana
Lepanthes caritensis
Psychilis kraenzlinii
Psychilis krugii
Psychilis monensis
Lepanthes stimsonii

Passifloraceae
                             
Passiflora tulae

Phyllanthaceae
Hieronyma clusioides (Cedro Macho)

Piperaceae
Peperomia maxonii

Poaceae
Aristida chaseae
Aristida portoricensis (Pelos del diablo)

Polygalaceae
Coccoloba rugosa
Polygala cowellii

Polygonaceae
Coccoloba pyrifolia
Coccoloba swartzii f. urbaniana

Polypodiales
Amauropelta inabonensis
Amauropelta rheophyta
Asplenium corderoanum
Goniopteris abdita
Goniopteris hildae
Goniopteris verecunda
Goniopteris yaucoensis
Tectaria estremerana

Rhamnaceae
Reynosia krugii
Rhamnus sphaerosperma

Rubiaceae
Mitracarpus maxwelliae
Mitracarpus portoricensis
Randia portoricensis
Rondeletia inermis
Stenostomum obtusifolium (syn. Antirhea obtusifolia)
Stenostomum portoricense (syn. Antirhea portoricensis)
Stenostomum sintenisii (syn. Antirhea sintenisii)

Salicaceae
Xylosma pachyphylla (Spiny logwood)

Sapindaceae
Thouinia striata

Sapotaceae
Chrysophyllum pauciflorum
Manilkara pleeana
Micropholis garciniifolia
Sideroxylon portoricense

Schizaeaceae
Anemia portoricensis

Schoepfiaceae
Schoepfia arenaria

Selaginellaceae
Selaginella krugii
Selaginella laxifolia

Simaroubaceae

Simarouba tulae

Solanaceae
Goetzea elegans
Solanum drymophilum (Erubia)

Styracaceae
Styrax portoricensis (Palo de Jazmin)

Ternstroemiaceae
Ternstroemia luquillensis (Palo Colorado)
Ternstroemia subsessilis

Thymelaeaceae
Daphnopsis helleriana

Urticaceae
Pilea leptophylla

Verbenaceae
Cornutia obovata

Zamiaceae
Zamia ambiphyllidia
Zamia portoricensis

See also
Fauna of Puerto Rico
List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
Grasses of Puerto Rico
San Juan Botanical Garden

Notes

References

Further reading

Three endemic Puerto Rican ferns

External links
Departamento de Recursos Naturales 

 List
 Puerto Rico
Endemic flora