New plant records for the flora of Cuba

Authors

  • José Luis Gómez Hechavarría Jardín Botánico de Holguín, Centro de Investigaciones y Servicios Ambientales de Holguín (CISAT), CITMA. Carretera al Valle de Mayabe, km 5½, Holguín 80100, Cuba.
  • Eldis R. Bécquer Jardín Botánico Nacional, Universidad de La Habana. Carretera El Rocío, km 3½, Calabazar, Boyeros, La Habana 19230, Cuba.
  • Pedro A. González Gutiérrez Centro de Investigaciones y Servicios Ambientales de Holguín (CISAT), CITMA. Calle 18 s.n., e/ 1ra y Maceo, Reparto “El Llano”, Holguín 80100, Cuba.

Keywords:

Exotic species, naturalized flora, new reports

Abstract

Thirteen new flowering plant species are recorded for the flora of Cuba, belonging to eight families. Of these species, Ilex krugiana (Aquifoliaceae) is native to Cuba, while Centratherum punctatum, Crassocephalum crepidioides, Galinsoga quadriradiata, Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides, Unxia suffruticosa (Asteraceae), Hackelia deflexa (Boraginaceae), Tripogandra serrulata (Commelinaceae), Hewittia malabarica (Convolvulaceae), Arachis pintoi, Flemingia macrophylla (Fabaceae), Alpinia calcarata (Zingiberaceae) and Tribulus terrestris (Zygophyllaceae) are naturalized exotics in the country.

Citation:  Gómez-Hechavarría, J.L., Bécquer, E.R. & González, P.A. 2024. Nuevos registros de plantas para la flora de Cuba. Caribea 1(1): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.70925/caribea1.1-21

Received: October 3, 2024

Accepted: December 8, 2024

Published online: April 28, 2025

Author Contributions: JLGH, ERBG & PAGG: Conceptualization, methodology, investigation, data curation, writing - original draft, writing - review and editing and visualization. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Centratherum punctatum Cass. La Nasa, Holguín, Cuba.

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Published

2025-04-28

How to Cite

Gómez Hechavarría, J. L., Bécquer, E. R., & González Gutiérrez, P. A. (2025). New plant records for the flora of Cuba. Caribea – Caribbean Journal of Plant Conservation, 1(1), 1–21. Retrieved from https://www.caribea.net/index.php/caribea/article/view/10.70925_caribea1.1_21

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025)

Section

New plant reports

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