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This category contains articles related to the native flora of Jamaica. 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
Pages in category "Endemic flora of Jamaica" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family Verbenaceae, native throughout the Caribbean, [3] including Florida. [4] It has many common names including blue porterweed, blue snake weed, bastard vervain, Brazilian tea, Jamaica vervain, [5] light-blue snakeweed, [6] and, in St. Croix, worryvine. source?
Portlandia grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. Commonly known as the bell flower, this plant is considered native to Jamaica but is also native to Cuba (VanZile 2014). It is mainly found in limestone montane forests although some occur on karst areas near Jamaica's coast.
The forests are species-rich and diverse, containing over 1500 vascular plant species, of which about 400 are endemic to Jamaica. Centers of endemism include the Blue and John Crow Mountains, which have about 87 locally-endemic species, and Cockpit Country, with about 100 species of endemic flowering plants and one endemic fern. [1]
Jamaicanthus laurifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Jamaica. It is the sole species in genus Jamaicanthus. [1] It was first named Rondeletia laurifolia by Olof Swartz in 1797. In 2018 Attila Borhidi renamed the species Jamaicanthus laurifolius, placing it in its own genus. [1]
Trema micranthum (sometimes Trema micrantha), the Jamaican nettletree [2] or capulin, [3] is a plant species native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. It has been reported from Mexico, Central America, tropical South America, the Virgin Islands , Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola , Puerto Rico, and southern Florida .
For the purposes of this category, "Caribbean" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD); that is, it is defined as a region of Southern America, comprising: Islands of the Leeward Islands; Islands of the Windward Islands; Aruba; The Bahamas; Bermuda; The Cayman Islands; Cuba