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This category contains articles related to the native trees of Puerto Rico, in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. This category follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.
This is a list of the endemic flora of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by binomial names. Common names are in parentheses. Apocynaceae
Brunfelsia portoricensis, the Puerto Rico raintree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it occurs in El Yunque National Forest. [2] This species is a shrub or tree usually growing one to three meters tall, but known to reach 4.5 meters at times. The thick, leathery, shiny green leaves ...
Didymopanax morototoni [21] – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, and Trinidad. Introduced to Windward Islands; Frodinia. Frodinia gleasonii [22] – Puerto Rico; Frodinia tremula [23] – Hispaniola; Oreopanax. Oreopanax capitatus [24] Oreopanax dussii [25] Oreopanax ramosissimus [26] Sciodaphyllum
Styrax portoricensis, locally known as palo de jazmin, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae.It is endemic to Puerto Rico.It is one of the rarest endemic trees of Puerto Rico and is known to occur only in the northeastern Luquillo Mountains (Sierra de Luquillo) and the north-central Cayey Mountains (Sierra de Cayey).
Thespesia grandiflora, most commonly known as Maga, and also referred to as Maga Colorada ("Red Maga") and Puerto Rican hibiscus, [2] is a tree in the family Malvaceae of the rosids clade [2] endemic to Puerto Rico, where its flower is officially recognized as the national flower of the archipelago.