''Synapsis ilicifolia'' is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...

in the

Schlegeliaceae Schlegeliaceae is a family of plants native to tropical America. This family is sometimes included in Scrophulariaceae The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and pere ...

family. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to the island of

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. It is the sole species in the genus ''Synapsis'', which was described as a genus in 1866.Tropicos, ''Synapsis'' Griseb.
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Schlegeliaceae Endemic flora of Cuba Endangered flora of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lamiales-stub