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Cuba

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
973
Threatened
24
CR + EN + VU
Population
11 326 616
Area
109 884 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 8
Vulnerable 11
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 300
Data Deficient 14
Not Evaluated 263
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 907
Animalia 65
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cuba

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Sprawling signalgrass

Urochloa reptans

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Sourgrass

Digitaria insularis

Least Concern

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Straggler daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Not Evaluated

Goose Berry

Margaritaria nobilis

Least Concern

Vera Cruz pepper

Piper auritum

Least Concern

pepper-elder

Piper amalago

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

West Indian-pink

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Tropical fanpetals

Sida urens

Not Evaluated

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

Prostrate false buttonweed

Spermacoce prostrata

Not Evaluated

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

red-cedar

Trichilia hirta

Least Concern

New World midsorus fern

Blechnum occidentale

Not Evaluated

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Creeping inchplant

Callisia repens

Not Evaluated

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Forest Snakevine

Hyperbaena domingensis

Least Concern

savonette

Lonchocarpus sericeus

Least Concern

Pigeon bundleflower

Desmanthus pernambucanus

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

rough joint-vetch

Aeschynomene rudis

Least Concern

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Red Wood

Inga laurina

Least Concern

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

red inkplant

Phytolacca icosandra

Least Concern

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Least Concern

Angelin

Andira inermis

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Showy chalicevine

Solandra grandiflora

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

iguana hackberry

Celtis iguanaea

Not Evaluated

mahogany fern

Didymochlaena truncatula

Not Evaluated

sea-grass

Halodule wrightii

Least Concern

doctorbush

Plumbago zeylanica

Not Evaluated

Bulbous airplant

Tillandsia bulbosa

Least Concern

Small ballmoss

Tillandsia recurvata

Least Concern

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

African payal

Salvinia auriculata

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

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