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 plant family and binomial names.[1]

Map of the ecosystems of Puerto Rico
Harrisia portoricensis on Mona Island
Passiflora tulae
Simarouba tulae

See also

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Notes

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  1. 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

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  1. Endemic plants of Puerto Rico, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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  4. Puerto Rico's national flower.
  5. The records for this species are questionable
  6. 1 2 3 4 Ackerman, James D. (June 30, 1995). "An orchid flors of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 73.
  7. A federally listed endangered species.
  8. Luer, C. A. 2002. Selbyana 23: 22. Formerly known as Lepanthes veleziana var. retusicolumna
  9. Formerly Encylcis krugii and Epidendrum krugii
  10. Lioger & Martorell, 2000, Flora of Puerfto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, 2nd ed., Edit. Univ. Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  11. Known only from two sites in southwestern Puerto Rico
  12. Known only from a single site at the Guánica Commonwealth Forest.
  13. 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

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  • 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
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