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. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by plant family and binomial names.Endemic plants of Puerto Rico
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 February 2025.


Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

*'' Dicliptera krugii'' *'' Justicia culubritae'' (Culebra I.) *'' Justicia martinsoniana''


Amaryllidaceae The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus '' Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryl ...

*'' Zephyranthes proctorii''


Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

*'' Matelea sintenisii'' *'' Matelea variifolia'' *'' Metastelma monense'' * ''Pinochia corymbosa'' subsp. ''portoricensis'' *'' Plumeria krugii'' *'' Ruehssia elliptica'' *'' Ruehssia woodburyana'' (Puerto Rico incl. Mona I.)


Aquifoliaceae

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Ilex cookii ''Ilex cookii'' (Cook's holly or ''te'') is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Conservation This tre ...
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Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

*'' Xanthosoma acevedoi''


Araliaceae The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants commonly called the ginseng family. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely ...

*'' Dendropanax laurifolius'' *'' Frodinia gleasonii''


Asparagaceae Asparagaceae (), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, '' Asparagus officinalis''. This family includes both ...

*'' Agave minor'' – (Cabo Rojo)


Aspleniaceae The Aspleniaceae (spleenworts) are a family of ferns, included in the order Polypodiales. The composition and classification of the family have been subject to considerable changes. In particular, there is a narrow circumscription, Aspleniaceae ...

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Asplenium corderoanum ''Asplenium'' is a genus of about 700 species of fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from ...
'' *'' Asplenium ocoense'' *'' Thelypteris abdita'' *'' Thelypteris brittoniae'' *'' Thelypteris hildae'' *'' Thelypteris inabonensis'' *'' Thelypteris namaphila'' *'' Thelypteris rheophyta'' *'' Thelypteris verecunda'' *'' Thelypteris yaucoensis''


Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

*'' Ageratina resiniflua'' *'' Chromolaena borinquensis'' *'' Chromolaena geranifolia'' *'' Chromolaena oteroi'' *'' Critonia portoricensis'' *'' Koanophyllon dolicholepis'' *'' Koanophyllon droserolepis'' *'' Koanophyllon polyodon'' *'' Lepidaploa borinquensis'' *'' Lepidaploa proctorii'' (synonym '' Vernonia proctorii'' ) (known only from the summit of Cerro Mariquita in the Sierra Bermeja) *'' Mikania fragilis'' *'' Mikania odoratissima'' *'' Mikania pachyphylla'' *'' Mikania porosa'' *'' Mikania pachyphylla'' *'' Mikania stevensiana'' *'' Piptocarpha tetrantha'' *'' Piptocoma acevedoi''


Begoniaceae Begoniaceae is a family of flowering plants with two genera and about 2040 species occurring in the subtropics and tropics of both the New World and Old World. All but one of the species are in the genus ''Begonia''. There have been many recent ...

*'' Begonia decandra''


Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae () is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet vines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant ...

*'' Crescentia portoricensis'' – Higuero de sierra *'' Tabebuia haemantha'' *'' Tabebuia karsoana'' *'' Tabebuia rigida'' *'' Tabebuia schumanniana''


Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...

*'' Cordia borinquensis'' – Luquillo Mountain manjack *'' Varronia bellonis'' *'' Varronia wagnerorum''


Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

*'' Tillandsia borinquensis'' *'' Werauhia proctorii'' *'' Wittmackia portoricensis''


Buxaceae The Buxaceae are a small family of six genera and about 123 known species of flowering plants. They are shrubs and small trees, with a cosmopolitan distribution. A seventh genus, sometimes accepted in the past (''Notobuxus''), has been shown by ...

*'' Buxus portoricensis''


Cactaceae A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...

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Harrisia portoricensis ''Harrisia portoricensis'' is a species of cactus in the genus ''Harrisia (plant), Harrisia''. Its common names include ''higo chumbo'' and Puerto Rico applecactus. Description ''Harrisia portoricensis'' grows upright with only a few branches an ...
'' – Puerto Rico applecactus *'' Leptocereus grantianus'' (Culebra Islands) * ''Melocactus praerupticola'' subsp. ''pygmaeus''


Campanulaceae The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants bel ...

*'' Lobelia portoricensis'' *'' Lobelia vivaldii'' (Mona I.)


Canellaceae The Canellaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Canellales.Walter S. Judd, Christopher S. Campbell, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Peter F. Stevens, and Michael J. Donoghue. 2008. ''Plant Systematics: A Phy ...

*'' Pleodendron macranthum'' – Chupacallos


Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...

*'' Maytenus elongata'' *'' Maytenus ponceana''


Clusiaceae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family (biology), family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae ...

*'' Clusia gundlachii'' *'' Garcinia hessii'' *'' Garcinia portoricensis''


Cyatheaceae The Cyatheaceae are a family of ferns, the scaly tree ferns, one of eight families in the order Cyatheales in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the family may defined much more broadly (Cyatheaceae ...

*'' Alsophila aminta'' (synonym ''Cyathea dryopteroides'' ) *'' Alsophila bryophila'' *'' Alsophila portoricensis'' *'' Cyathea borinquena'' *'' Cyathea ruttenbergiae''


Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

*'' Cyperus pulguerensis'' *'' Cyperus urbani'' *'' Rhynchospora depressirostris'' *'' Scleria canescens''


Dioscoreaceae

* ''Dioscorea cordata'' var. ''cymulifera''


Ebenaceae

*'' Diospyros sintenisii''


Ericaceae The Ericaceae () are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with about 4,250 known species spread acros ...

*'' Gonocalyx concolor'' *'' Gonocalyx portoricensis'' * ''Lyonia truncata'' var. ''proctorii'' (Known only from the summit of Cerro Mariquita in the Sierra Bermeja)


Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

*'' Acalypha berteroana'' *''
Acalypha bisetosa ''Acalypha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole genus of the Tribe (biology), subtribe Acalyphinae. It is one of the largest euphorb genera, with approximately 450 to 462 species. The ...
'' *'' Alchorneopsis portoricensis'' * ''Croton glandulosus'' var. ''glabratus'' *'' Croton pavonianus'' *'' Croton poecilanthus'' *'' Euphorbia orbifolia'' *'' Sapium laurocerasus''


Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

*'' Caesalpinia monensis'' (Mona Is.) * ''Calliandra haematomma'' var. ''locoensis'' (southwestern Puerto Rico) * ''Chamaecrista glandulosa'' var. ''mirabilis'' * ''Dalea carthagenensis'' var. ''portoricana'' *'' Guilandina culebrae'' (Culebra Islands) *'' Guilandina portoricensis'' * ''Mimosa quadrivalvis'' var. ''urbaniana'' *'' Rhodopis volubilis'' * ''Senna pendula'' var. ''stahlii''


Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus ''Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan (species), cosm ...

*'' Lisianthius laxiflorus''


Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...

*'' Columnea ambigua'' *'' Gesneria citrina'' *'' Gesneria cuneifolia'' *'' Gesneria pauciflora'' *'' Gesneria pedunculosa'' *'' Gesneria sintenisii''


Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...

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Cornutia obovata ''Cornutia obovata'' is a rare species of tree in the Lamiaceae, mint family, and formerly considered a member of the Verbenaceae, verbena family.Bramley, G., et alNeotropical Lamiaceae.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. It is Endemism, endemic to f ...
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Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant Family (biology), family that includes the bay laurel, true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genus (biology), genera worldwide. They are dicotyled ...

*'' Ocotea portoricensis''


Loranthaceae Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of woody plants, many of them hemiparasites. The three terrestrial species are '' Nuytsia floribunda'' (the ...

*'' Dendropemon bicolor'' *'' Dendropemon sintenisii''


Magnoliaceae The Magnoliaceae () are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: '' Magnolia'' and ''Liriodendron'' (tulip trees). Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in whorls (rings), ...

*'' Magnolia portoricensis'' *'' Magnolia splendens''


Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...

*'' Byrsonima wadsworthii'' *'' Heteropteris wydleriana''


Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

*'' Thespesia grandiflora'' – Flor de maga


Marcgraviaceae The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnately nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accom ...

*'' Marcgravia sintenisii'' Bejuco de palma, Bejuco de lira, Bejuco de rana, Lira del Yunque, Pegapalma


Melastomataceae Melastomataceae () is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs ...

*'' Henriettea membranifolia'' *'' Henriettea squamulosa'' *'' Miconia biflora'' *'' Miconia foveolata'' *'' Miconia krugiana'' *'' Miconia pachyphylla'' *'' Miconia pycnoneura'' *'' Miconia sintenisii'' *'' Miconia urbanii'' * ''Mouriri helleri'' var. ''helleri'' *'' Pleroma diffusum''


Meliaceae Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...

*'' Trichilia triacantha'' – A federally listed
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Myricaceae Myricaceae is a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales with its type genus ''Myrica'', the sweet gales. There are three genera in the family, although some botanists separate many species from Myrica into a fo ...

*'' Myrica holdridgeana''


Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

*'' Eugenia bellonis'' *'' Eugenia boqueronensis'' *'' Eugenia borinquensis'' *'' Eugenia eggersii'' *'' Eugenia fajardensis'' *'' Eugenia haematocarpa'' *'' Eugenia padronii'' *'' Eugenia serrasuela'' *'' Eugenia stahlii'' *'' Eugenia stewardsonii'' *'' Eugenia woodburyana'' *'' Myrcia acevedoi'' *'' Myrcia estremerae'' *'' Myrcia krugii'' *'' Myrcia luquillensis'' – Luquillo forest lidflower *'' Myrcia margarettae'' *'' Myrcia martorellii'' *'' Myrcia peduncularis'' *'' Myrcia portoricensis'' *'' Myrcia sintenisiana'' *'' Myrcia tresantha'' *'' Myrciaria borinquena'' *'' Myrciaria myrtifolia'' *'' Pisonia horneae'' *'' Pisonia roqueae'' *'' Pisonia taina'' *'' Pimenta paganii'' (synonym ''Myrcia paganii'' Krug & Urb.) *'' Psidium sintenisii'' – ''Hoja Menuda'' (synonym of '' Psidium oligospermum'' , non-endemic)


Oleaceae Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Gree ...

*'' Chionanthus holdridgii''


Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

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Brachionidium ciliolatum ''Brachionidium'' (or cup orchid) is a genus of about 72 species of orchids, found throughout much of Tropics, tropical Americas, America (Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia). Luteyn, J. L. 199 ...
'' *'' Epidendrum ackermanii'' *'' Epidendrum boricuomutelianum'' *'' Eurystyles luisortizii'' *'' Lepanthes caritensis'' (eastern Puerto Rico) *'' Lepanthes dodiana'' (eastern Puerto Rico) *'' Lepanthes eltoroensis'' – Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid (Luquillo Mountains) *'' Lepanthes rubripetala'' (Cayey Mts, Luquillo Mts.) *'' Lepanthes rupestris'' *'' Lepanthes selenitepala'' **''Lepanthes selenitepala'' subsp. ''ackermanii'' **''Lepanthes selenitepala'' subsp. ''selenitepala'' (Luquillo Mts.) *''
Lepanthes stimsonii ''Lepanthes'' (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil). The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade a ...
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Lepanthes stimsonii ''Lepanthes'' (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil). The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade a ...
'' *'' Lepanthes veleziana'' *'' Lepanthes woodburyana'' *''
Psychilis kraenzlinii ''Psychilis'', common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species native to the West Indies.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroi ...
'' *'' Psychilis krugii'' *''
Psychilis monensis ''Psychilis'', common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species native to the West Indies.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroi ...
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Psychilis × raganii ''Psychilis'', common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species native to the West Indies.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroi ...
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Passifloraceae

*'' Passiflora tulae''


Pentaphylacaceae

*'' Ternstroemia heptasepala'' *'' Ternstroemia luquillensis'' *'' Ternstroemia stahlii'' *'' Ternstroemia subsessilis''


Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...

*'' Phyllanthus cuneifolius''


Piperaceae The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family (biology), family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two mai ...

*'' Peperomia megalopoda'' *'' Peperomia robustior'' *'' Peperomia wheeleri'' *'' Peperomia yabucoana'' *'' Piper abajoense''


Poaceae Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivate ...

*'' Aristida chaseae'' *'' Tarigidia axelrodii''


Polygalaceae

*'' Phlebotaenia cowellii''


Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants known Common name, informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The Botanical name, name is Basionym, based on the genus ''Polygonum'', ...

*'' Coccoloba sintenisii''


Polypodiaceae Polypodiaceae is a Family (biology), family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genus, genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder ...

* ''Ctenitis hirta'' var. ''portoricana'' *'' Elaphoglossum serpens'' *'' Grammitis hanekeana'' *'' Grammitis liogieri'' *''
Polystichum calderonense ''Polystichum calderonense'' is a rare species of fern known by the common name Monte Guilarte hollyfern. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it occurs in the Guilarte State Forest. There are only 57 individual plants remaining.USFWS''Polystichu ...
'' *'' Tectaria estremerana''


Portulacaceae The Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising 115 species in a single genus '' Portulaca''. Formerly some 20 genera with about 500 species, were placed there, but it is now restricted to encompass only one genus, the other genera ...

*'' Portulaca caulerpoides''


Primulaceae The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...

*'' Ardisia glauciflora'' *'' Ardisia luquillensis'' *'' Bonellia pauciflora'' *'' Cybianthus sintenisii'' *'' Wallenia yunquensis''


Pteridaceae Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...

*'' Adiantum vivesii''


Rhamnaceae The Rhamnaceae are a large Family (biology), family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales. The family contains about 55 genera and 950 specie ...

*'' Auerodendron pauciflorum'' *'' Reynosia krugii'' *'' Reynosia vivesiana''


Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...

*'' Diodia mitens'' *'' Geophila cordata'' *'' Machaonia portoricensis'' *'' Mitracarpus maxwelliae'' *'' Mitracarpus portoricensis'' *'' Phialanthus grandifolius'' *'' Psychotria maricaensis'' *'' Randia portoricensis'' Román Guzmán, Javier A. 2006
A study of ''Randia portoricensis''
(Urb.) Britton & Standley ubiaceae A rare species. MS Thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
*'' Rondeletia inermis'' *'' Rondeletia portoricensis'' *'' Scolosanthus portoricensis'' *'' Stenostomum obtusifolium'' (syn. ''Antirhea obtusifolia'' ) *'' Stenostomum portoricense'' (syn. ''Antirhea portoricensis'') *'' Stenostomum sintenisii'' (syn. ''Antirhea sintenisii'' )


Rutaceae The Rutaceae () is a family (biology), family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
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*'' Ravenia urbani''


Sabiaceae

*'' Meliosma obtusifolia''


Salicaceae The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') includes the willows, poplars. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly expanded the circumsc ...

*'' Banara portoricensis'' *'' Banara vanderbiltii'' *'' Xylosma pachyphylla'' – Spiny logwood *'' Xylosma schwaneckeana''


Santalaceae The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial plants, perennial herbs, and epiphyte, epiphytic climbersHewson & George t al.'Santalaceae'' taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-1 ...

*'' Dendrophthora bermejae''


Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include Aesculus, horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The ...

*'' Thouinia striata''


Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology)">order Ericales">family (biology)">family of flowering plants belonging to th ...

*'' Micropholis garciniifolia''


Schizaeaceae

*'' Anemia portoricensis''


Schoepfiaceae

*'' Schoepfia arenaria''


Selaginellaceae ''Selaginella'', also known as spikemosses or lesser clubmosses, is a genus of lycophyte. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Selaginellaceae, with over 750 known species. This family is distinguished from Lycopodiaceae (the ...

*'' Selaginella krugii'' *'' Selaginella laxifolia''


Simaroubaceae The Simaroubaceae, also known as the quassia family, are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phyloge ...

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Simarouba tulae ''Simarouba'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Simaroubaceae, native to the neotropics. It has been grouped in the subtribe Simaroubina along with the ''Simaba'' and ''Quassia'' genera. They have compound leaves, with between 1 and 12 ...
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Solanaceae Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...

*'' Brunfelsia densifolia'' *'' Brunfelsia lactea'' (eastern Puerto Rico) *'' Brunfelsia portoricensis'' (Sierra de Luquilla) *'' Goetzea elegans'' *'' Solanum ensifolium'' – Erubia *'' Solanum woodburyi''


Styracaceae The Styracaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 12 genera and about 160 species of trees and shrubs. The family occurs in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The family is ...

*'' Styrax portoricensis'' – ''Palo de Jazmin''


Symplocaceae Symplocaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Ericales The Ericales are a large and diverse order of flowering plants in the asterid group of the eudicots. Well-known and economically important members of this order include tea ...

*'' Symplocos lanata'' *'' Symplocos latifolia'' *'' Symplocos micrantha'' (eastern Puerto Rico)


Thymelaeaceae The Thymelaeaceae are a cosmopolitan family (biology), family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species.Zachary S. Rogers (2009 onwards)A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1) Missouri Botanical Garden Webs ...

*'' Daphnopsis helleriana'' *'' Daphnopsis philippiana''


Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria ...

*'' Pilea krugii'' *'' Pilea leptophylla'' *'' Pilea multicaulis'' *'' Pilea yunquensis'' *'' Urera chlorocarpa''


Verbenaceae The Verbenaceae ( ), the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell. T ...

*'' Priva portoricensis'' *'' Stachytarpheta × trimenii'' (''S. mutabilis'' × ''S. urticifolia'')


Zamiaceae

*'' 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
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