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This is a list of vascular plants which includes trees and other herbs, vines, climbers, lianas, shrubs, subshrubs that are native or endemic to Cuba. It excludes plants introduced by humans, including invasive species.

The list includes Cuban native plants identified by Plants of the World Online, unless otherwise noted.[1] This list is sorted in alphabetical order by plant family and then by binomial name. Endemic genera or species (native only to Cuba) are marked by *. Species believed extinct are indicated with †. Common names and native ranges are noted for some species.

Acanthaceae

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Aizoaceae

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Alismataceae

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Alstroemeriaceae

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Amaranthaceae

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Amaryllidaceae

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Anacardiaceae

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Annonaceae

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Apiaceae

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Apocynaceae

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Aquifoliaceae

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Araceae

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Araliaceae

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Arecaceae

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Acrocomia crispa

Aristolochiaceae

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Asparagaceae

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Aspleniaceae

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Asteraceae

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Balanophoraceae

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Basellaceae

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Bataceae

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Begoniaceae

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Begonia cubensis

Bignoniaceae

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Bixaceae

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Bonnetiaceae

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Boraginaceae

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Brassicaceae

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Bromeliaceae

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Brunelliaceae

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Burmanniaceae

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Burseraceae

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Buxaceae

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Cabombaceae

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Cactaceae

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Calophyllaceae

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Campanulaceae

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Canellaceae

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Cannabaceae

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Cannaceae

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Capparaceae

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Caprifoliaceae

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Caryophyllaceae

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Celastraceae

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Ceratophyllaceae

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Cephaloziaceae

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Chloranthaceae

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Chrysobalanaceae

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Cistaceae

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Cleomaceae

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Clethraceae

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Clusiaceae

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Combretaceae

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Commelinaceae

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Connaraceae

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Convolvulaceae

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Costaceae

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Cucurbitaceae

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Cunoniaceae

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Cupressaceae

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Cyatheaceae

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Cyclanthaceae

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Cymodoceaceae

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Cyperaceae

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Cyrillaceae

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Dennstaedtiaceae

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Dichapetalaceae

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Dilleniaceae

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Dioscoreaceae

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Droseraceae

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Ebenaceae

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Elaeocarpaceae

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Elatinaceae

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Equisetaceae

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Ericaceae

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Eriocaulaceae

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Erythroxylaceae

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Euphorbiaceae

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Fabaceae

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Fagaceae

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Garryaceae

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Gentianaceae

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Gesneriaceae

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Gleicheniaceae

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Goodeniaceae

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Haemodoraceae

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Haloragaceae

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Heliconiaceae

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Hernandiaceae

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Hydrocharitaceae

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Hydroleaceae

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Hymenophyllaceae

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Hypericaceae

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Hypoxidaceae

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Icacinaceae

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Iridaceae

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Isoetaceae

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Juglandaceae

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Juncaceae

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Juncaginaceae

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Lamiaceae

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Lauraceae

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Lentibulariaceae

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Linaceae

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Linderniaceae

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Lindsaeaceae

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Loasaceae

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Loganiaceae

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Lonchitidaceae

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Loranthaceae

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Lycopodiaceae

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Lythraceae

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Magnoliaceae

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Malpighiaceae

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Malvaceae

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Marantaceae

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Marattiaceae

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Marcgraviaceae

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Marsileaceae

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Martyniaceae

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Mayacaceae

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Melastomataceae

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Meliaceae

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Menispermaceae

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Menyanthaceae

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Metteniusaceae

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Microteaceae

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Molluginaceae

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Moraceae

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Myricaceae

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Myrtaceae

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Nelumbonaceae

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Nyctaginaceae

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Nymphaeaceae

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Ochnaceae

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Olacaceae

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Oleaceae

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Onagraceae

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Ophioglossaceae

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Orchidaceae

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Orobanchaceae

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Osmundaceae

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Oxalidaceae

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Papaveraceae

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Passifloraceae

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Pentaphylacaceae

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Peraceae

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Petiveriaceae

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Phyllanthaceae

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Phytolaccaceae

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Picramniaceae

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Picrodendraceae

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Pinaceae

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  • Pinus caribaea Morelet – Caribbean Pine
    • Pinus caribaea var. caribaea – western Cuba incl. I. de la Juventud
  • Pinus cubensis* Griseb. – Cuban Pine; eastern Cuba
  • Pinus tropicalis* Morelet – Tropical Pine; western Cuba incl. I. de la Juventud

Piperaceae

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Plantaginaceae

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Plumbaginaceae

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Poaceae

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Podocarpaceae

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Podostemaceae

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Polygalaceae

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Polygonaceae

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Polypodiaceae

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Pontederiaceae

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Portulacaceae

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Potamogetonaceae

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Primulaceae

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Psilotaceae

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Pteridaceae

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Putranjivaceae

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Ranunculaceae

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Resedaceae

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Rhamnaceae

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Rhizophoraceae

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Rosaceae

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Rubiaceae

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Ruppiaceae

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Rutaceae

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Sabiaceae

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Saccolomataceae

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Salicaceae

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Salviniaceae

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Santalaceae

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Sapindaceae

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Sapotaceae

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Schisandraceae

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Schizaeaceae

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Schlegeliaceae

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Schoepfiaceae

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Scrophulariaceae

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Selaginellaceae

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Simaroubaceae

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Smilacaceae

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Solanaceae

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Stegnospermataceae

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Styracaceae

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Surianaceae

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Symplocaceae

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Talinaceae

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Tapisciaceae

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Tetrachondraceae

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Theaceae

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Thymelaeaceae

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Typhaceae

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Ulmaceae

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Urticaceae

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Verbenaceae

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Viburnaceae

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Violaceae

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Vitaceae

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Xyridaceae

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Zamiaceae

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Zingiberaceae

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Zygophyllaceae

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Endemic plants of Cuba, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Rohwer, Jens G. (1993). Lauraceae: Nectandra - Flora Neotropica Monograph #60. New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-373-2.
  3. ^ Douglas, N.A. &, P.S. Manos (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of Nyctaginaceae: Taxonomy, biogeography, and characters associated with a radiation of xerophytic genera in North America". American Journal of Botany. 94 (5): 859. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.5.856. PMID 21636455.
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Bibliography

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  • Grisebach, August (1866). Catalogus plantarum cubensium (Catalog of Plants of Cuba). Engelmann, Leipzig. (available at Botanicus.org)
  • Grisebach, A.[H.R.] 1862. Plantæ Wrightianæ e Cuba orientali, Pars II. (Monopetalae et Monocotyledones). Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, ser .2, 8: 503–536.
  • Howard, R.A. 1988. Charles Wright in Cuba, 1856–1867. Chadwyck-Healey, Alexandria.
  • León, H. (J. S. Sauget) & Alain, H. (E. E. Liogier) 1946-62 (4 volumes); suppl. 1969.Flora de Cuba. 5 Volumes. Havana
  • Manitz, H. 1987. Pp. 23–24 in: Las collecciones de Charles Wright en Pinar del Río. IV Conferencia sobre la Flora de Cuba. Resúmenes. Machurrucutu-La Habana.
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  • Richard, A. (1845). Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de L'Ile de Cuba (Editor: Ramón de la Sagra). Botanique. Plantes Vasculaires. (Physical, Political and Natural History of the island of Cuba, Botany. Vascular plants)(available at Gallica)
  • Sauvalle, F.A. 1870. Flora cubana. Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7.
  • Urban, I. 1902. Symbolae Antillanae, 3. Bornträger, Leipzig. (reprinted 1964, Asher Amsterdam)