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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

Angle-vein Fern

Serpocaulon triseriale

Not Evaluated

cow-tongue fern

Campyloneurum phyllitidis

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf strap fern

Campyloneurum angustifolium

Not Evaluated

laurel-leaf soldierbush

Myriopus maculatus

Least Concern

Eye Bright

Heliotropium angiospermum

Least Concern

Incised halberd fern

Tectaria incisa

Not Evaluated

Juniper-leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Least Concern

Reticulate viperina

Zornia reticulata

Least Concern

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Crotalaria sagittalis

Least Concern

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Tropical ticktrefoil

Desmodium cajanifolium

Least Concern

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

bell bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Least Concern

Pencilflower

Stylosanthes scabra

Least Concern

Viscid pencil-flower

Stylosanthes viscosa

Least Concern

Ashen hoarypea

Tephrosia cinerea

Least Concern

Buffalobur Nightshade

Solanum angustifolium

Not Evaluated

basket fern

Nephrolepis pectinata

Not Evaluated

Streamside Swordfern

Nephrolepis rivularis

Not Evaluated

Black sage

Varronia curassavica

Least Concern

garlicvine

Bignonia aequinoctialis

Least Concern

Smooth Star Apple

Chrysophyllum argenteum

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia polystachia

Least Concern

Leafless Ghost Plant

Voyria aphylla

Not Evaluated

Water spangles

Salvinia minima

Not Evaluated

Jamaican Cherry Fig

Ficus americana

Not Evaluated

Spurgecreeper

Dalechampia scandens

Least Concern

hato tejas

Microstachys corniculata

Not Evaluated

Chestnutleaf false croton

Caperonia castaneifolia

Not Evaluated

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Least Concern

Cortadera blanca

Scleria gaertneri

Least Concern

Tropical nutrush

Scleria microcarpa

Least Concern

Eggers' nutrush

Scleria eggersiana

Not Evaluated

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

West Indian fimbry

Fimbristylis ferruginea

Least Concern

giant flat sedge

Cyperus giganteus

Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

Cyperus amabilis

Least Concern

Woodrush flatsedge

Cyperus entrerianus

Data Deficient

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

swamp flat sedge

Cyperus ligularis

Not Evaluated

Green flatsedge

Cyperus virens

Not Evaluated

Uniola flatsedge

Cyperus unioloides

Least Concern

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Yefen

Fuirena umbellata

Least Concern

bitter sneezeweed

Helenium amarum

Not Evaluated

Romero macho

Pectis linifolia

Least Concern

spiral ginger

Costus pulverulentus

Least Concern

bay-cedar

Suriana maritima

Least Concern

Quickstick

Gliricidia sepium

Least Concern

Castilla Rubber

Castilla elastica

Least Concern

Manyflower Sandmallow

Sidastrum multiflorum

Least Concern

Soldier's orchid

Zeuxine strateumatica

Least Concern

pink sundew

Drosera capillaris

Vulnerable

spread sandwort

Arenaria lanuginosa

Not Evaluated

burbark

Triumfetta lappula

Least Concern

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