Trees Of The Caribbean Basin

Prior to Europe an settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by Forest ed Ecosystem s. The insular Caribbean has been considered a Biodiversity Hotspot . Myers, N. , R. A. Mittermeier, C. G. Mittermeier, G. A. B. da Fonseca, and J. Kent. 2000.
Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. is lower than on mainland systems, Endemism is high.

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 .

LIST OF SPECIES

Native species

Acanthaceae

'' Avicennia Germinans ''

Anacardiaceae

'' Comocladia Dodonaea ''

'' Spondias Mombin ''

Annonaceae

'' Annona Trinitensis '' Van den Eynden, V. 2006. Review of endemic plants of Trinidad and Tobago.

'' Duguetia ''

--- '' Duguetia Lucida ''

---'' Duguetia Tobagensis ''

'' Rollinia ''

--- '' Rollinia Mucosa ''

--- '' Rollinia Exsucca ''

Apocynaceae

'' Plumeria Rubra ''

Arecaceae

See List Of Palms Of The Caribbean

Araliaceae

'' Schefflera Morototoni ''

Bignoniaceae

'' Catalpa Longissima ''

'' Crescentia ''

--- '' Crescentia Cujete '' (Calabash)

--- '' Crescentia Portoricensis ''

'' Tabebuia ''

--- '' Tabebuia Heterophylla ''

--- '' Tabebuia Rosea ''

'' Tecoma Stans ''

Bombacaceae

''Ceiba pentandra'' ( Kapok )

'' Ochroma Pyramidale ''

Boraginaceae

'' Bourreria Succulenta ''

'' Cordia ''

--- '' Cordia Alliodora ''

--- '' Cordia Sulcata ''

'' Rochefortia Acanthophora ''

Burseraceae

'' Dacryodes Excelsa '' ( Tabonuco )

'' 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

'' Canella Winteriana ''

Cannabaceae

'' Celtis Trinervia ''

Capparidaceae

'' Capparis ''

--- '' Capparis Baducca ''

--- '' Capparis Cynophallophora ''

--- '' Capparis Flexuosa ''

--- '' Capparis Hastata ''

--- '' Capparis Indica ''

Celastraceae

'' Cassine Xylocarpa ''

'' Gyminda Latifolia ''

'' Maytenus ''

--- '' Maytenus Monticola ''

--- '' Maytenus Reflex ''

'' Schaefferia Frutescens ''

Clusiaceae

'' Calophyllum ''

--- '' Calophyllum Calaba ''

--- '' Calophyllum Lucidum ''

'' Clusia ''

--- '' Clusia Aripoensis ''

--- '' Clusia Intertexta ''

--- '' Clusia Minor ''

--- '' Clusia Rosea ''

--- '' Clusia Tocuchensis ''

'' Mammea Americana ''

Combretaceae

'' Buchenavia Tetraphylla ''

'' Bucida Buceras ''

'' Conocarpus Erectus ''–Buttonwood

'' Laguncularia Racemosa ''

'' Terminalia Amazonia ''

Cupressaceae

'' Juniperus Barbadensis ''

'' Juniperus Gracilior ''

'' Juniperus Saxicola ''

Cyrillaceae

'' Cyrilla Racemiflora ''

Dilleniaceae

'' Curatella Americana ''

Elaeocarpaceae

'' Muntingia Calabura ''

'' Sloanea Berteriana ''

Erythroxylaceae

'' Erythroxylum ''

--- '' Erythroxylum Areolatum ''

--- '' Erythroxylum Brevipes ''

--- '' Erythroxylum Rotundifolium ''

--- '' Erythroxylum Urbanii ''

Euphorbiaceae

'' Adelia Rincinella ''

'' Alchornea Latifolia ''

'' Bernardia Dichotoma ''

'' Fluggea Acidoton ''

'' Gymnanthes Lucida ''

'' Hura Crepitans ''

'' Jatropha Hernandiifolia ''

'' Picrodendron Baccatum ''

'' Savia Sessiliflora ''

Fabaceae

'' Andira Inermis ''

'' Caesalpinia Coriaria ''

'' Enterolobium Cyclocarpum ''

'' Hymenaea Courbaril ''

'' Inga ''

--- '' Inga Fagifolia ''

--- '' Inga Vera ''

'' Mora Excelsa ''

'' Ormosia Krugii ''

'' Pictetia Aculeata ''

'' Piscidia Carthagenensis ''

'' Pithecellobium Unguis-cati ''

'' Pterocarpus Officinalis ''

Flacourtiaceae

'' Samyda Dodecandra ''

'' Xylosoma Buxifolia ''

Hernandiaceae

'' Hernandia Sonora ''

Juglandaceae

'' Juglans Jamaicensis ''

Lecythidaceae

'' Eschweilera Subglandulosa ''

Malpighiaceae

'' Byrsonima ''

--- '' Byrsonima Crassifolia ''

--- '' Byrsonima Spicata ''

Malvaceae

'' Hibiscus Elatus ''– Blue Mahoe

'' Thespesia Grandiflora ''

Magnoliaceae

'' Magnolia ''

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Meliaceae

'' Carapa ''

--- '' Carapa Guianensis ''

'' Cedrela Odorata ''

'' Guarea ''

--- '' Guarea Guidonia ''

'' Swietenia Mahagoni '' (West Indian Mahogany)

'' Trichilia ''

--- '' Trichilia Hirta ''

--- '' Trichilia Triacantha ''

Moraceae

'' Cecropia ''

--- '' Cecropia Peltata

--- '' Cecropia Schreberiana ''

'' Ficus ''

--- '' Ficus Citrifolia ''

'' Maclura Tinctoria ''

Myrtaceae

'' Eugenia ''

--- '' Eugenia Axillaris ''

--- '' Eugenia Biflora ''

--- '' Eugenia Cruegeri ''

--- '' Eugenia Foetida ''

--- '' Eugenia Lingustrina ''

--- '' Eugenia Monticola ''

--- '' Eugenia Procera ''

--- '' Eugenia Rhombea ''

--- '' Eugenia Woodburyana ''

--- '' Eugenia Xerophytica ''

--- '' Myrciaria Floribunda ''

'' Psidium ''

--- '' Psidium Amplexicaule ''

--- ''Psidium guajava'' ( Guava )

Nyctaginaceae

'' Guapira Fragrans ''

'' Neea Buxifolia ''

'' Pisonia ''

--- '' Pisonia Aculeata ''

--- '' Pisonia Albida ''

--- '' Pisonia Subcordata ''

Oleaceae

'' Forestiera Segregata

'' Ximenia Americana ''

Pinaceae

'' Pinus ''

--- '' Pinus Caribaea ''

--- '' Pinus Cubensis ''

--- '' Pinus Occidentalis ''

--- '' Pinus Tropicalis ''

Podocarpaceae

'' Podocarpus ''

--- '' Podocarpus Angustifolius ''

--- '' Podocarpus Aristulatus ''

--- '' Podocarpus Coriaceus ''

--- '' Podocarpus Hispaniolensis ''

--- '' Podocarpus Purdieanus ''

--- '' Podocarpus Trinitensis ''

--- '' Podocarpus Urbanii ''

Polygonaceae

'' Coccoloba

--- '' Coccoloba Diversifolia ''

--- '' Coccoloba Krugii ''

--- '' Coccoloba Microstachya ''

--- '' Coccoloba Swartzii ''

--- '' Coccoloba Uvifera '' (Sea grape)

Rhamnaceae

'' Colubrina ''

--- '' Colubrina Arborescens ''

--- '' Colubrina Elliptica ''

'' Reynosia ''

--- '' Reynosia Guama ''

--- '' Reynosia Uncinata ''

'' Krugiodendron Ferreum

'' Ziziphus Reticulata ''

Rhizophoraceae

'' Rhizophora Mangle ''

Rosaceae

'' Prunus Occidentalis ''

Rubiaceae

'' Antirhea ''

--- '' Antirhea Acutata

--- '' Antirhea Lucida

'' Erithalis Fruticosa ''

'' Exostema Caribaeum ''

'' Genipa Americana ''

'' Guettarda ''

--- '' Guettarda Elliptica ''

--- '' Guettarda Krugii ''

--- '' Guettarda Odorata ''

'' Randia ''

'' Randia Aculeata ''

'' Randia Portoricensis ''

'' Rondelita Inermis

Rutaceae

'' Amyris ''

--- '' Amyris Balsamifera ''

--- '' Amyris Elemifera ''

'' Zanthoxylum ''

--- '' Zanthoxylum Flavum ''

--- '' Zanthoxylum Martinicense ''

--- '' Zanthoxylum Monophyllum ''

--- '' Zanthoxylum Spinifex ''

--- '' Zanthoxylum Thomasianum ''

Sapindaceae

'' Cupania Americana ''

'' Melicoccus Bijugatus ''

'' Thouinia Striata ''

Sapotaceae

'' Chrysophyllum ''

--- '' Chrysophyllum Cainito ''–Cainito, Star apple

--- '' Chrysophyllum Oliviforme ''

'' Manilkara Bidentata ''–Balatá

'' Micropholis Chrysophylloides ''

'' Pouteria Multiflora ''

'' Pouteria Sapota ''– Mamey Sapote

'' Sideroxylon ''

--- '' Sideroxylon Obovatum ''

--- '' Sideroxylon Salicifolium

Sterculiaceae

'' Guazuma Ulmifolia ''

Theophrastaceae

'' Jacquinia ''

--- '' Jacquinia Armillaris ''

--- '' Jacquinia Berteroi ''

--- '' Jacquinia Umbellata ''

Verbenaceae

'' Citharexylum Fruticosa ''

'' Petitia Domingensis ''

Zamiaceae

'' Zamia ''

--- '' Zamia Amblyphyllidia ''

--- '' Zamia Portoricensis ''

--- '' Zamia Pumila ''–Coontie

Zygophyllaceae

'' Guaiacum ''

--- '' Guaiacum Officinale ''–true Lignum Vitae

--- '' Guaiacum Sanctum ''

Non-native species

Samaan Tree ('' Albizia Saman '') - Fabaceae

Breadfruit (''Artocarpus altilis'') - Moraceae

Ackee (''Blighia sapida'') - Sapindaceae

'' Casuarina Equisetifolia '' - Casuarinaceae

Coconut (''Cocos nucifera'') - Arecaceae

Flamboyant (''Delonix regia'') - Fabaceae

'' Ficus Benjamina '' - Moraceae

Jacaranda (''Jacaranda'' spp.) - Bignoniaceae

Mango (''Mangifera indica'') - Anacardiaceae

Tamarind (''Tamarindus indica'') - Fabaceae

Teak (''Tectona grandis'') - Verbenaceae

Indian almond ('' Terminalia Catappa '') - Combretaceae

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