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List of trees of the Caribbean

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List of trees of the Caribbean
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Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot.[1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high.

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Roystonea regia

Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly continental flora. Endemism is highest in Cuba and Hispaniola, the largest members of the Greater Antilles.

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List of species

Native species

Acanthaceae

Anacardiaceae

Annonaceae

Apocynaceae

Arecaceae

Araliaceae

Bignoniaceae

Bombacaceae

Boraginaceae

Burseraceae

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Bursera simaruba

Buxaceae

  • Buxus
    • Buxus aneura
    • Buxus brevipes
    • Buxus crassifolia
    • Buxus ekmanii
    • Buxus excisa
    • Buxus heterophylla
    • Buxus imbricata
    • Buxus muelleriana
    • Buxus olivacea
    • Buxus pilosula
    • Buxus portoricensis
    • Buxus rheedioides
    • Buxus vahlii

Canellaceae

Cannabaceae

  • Celtis trinervia - Hispaniola

Capparidaceae

Celastraceae

Clusiaceae

Combretaceae

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Conocarpus erectus

Cupressaceae

Cyrillaceae

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Cyrilla racemiflora

Dilleniaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Erythroxylaceae

  • Erythroxylum
    • Erythroxylum areolatum
    • Erythroxylum brevipes
    • Erythroxylum rotundifolium
    • Erythroxylum urbanii

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

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Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Flacourtiaceae

  • Samyda dodecandra
  • Xylosoma buxifolia

Garryaceae

Hernandiaceae

  • Hernandia sonora

Juglandaceae

Lecythidaceae

  • Eschweilera subglandulosa

Malpighiaceae

Malvaceae

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Hildegardia cubensis

Magnoliaceae

Meliaceae

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Cedrela odorata

Moraceae

Myrtaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Oleaceae

Pinaceae

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Pinus cubensis

Podocarpaceae

Polygonaceae

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Coccoloba uvifera

Rhamnaceae

Rhizophoraceae

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Rhizophora mangle

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

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Amyris elemifera

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Sterculiaceae

Theophrastaceae

  • Jacquinia
    • Jacquinia armillaris
    • Jacquinia berteroi
    • Jacquinia umbellata

Verbenaceae

  • Citharexylum fruticosa
  • Petitia domingensis

Zamiaceae

Zygophyllaceae

Non-native species

Anacardiaceae

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Mangifera indica

Arecaceae

Bignoniaceae

Casuarinaceae

Combretaceae

Fabaceae

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Delonix regia

Moraceae

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Verbenaceae

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Tectona grandis
  • Teak (Tectona grandis)
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References

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