List of trees of the Caribbean

Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high.
Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly continental flora. Endemism is highest in Cuba and Hispaniola, the largest members of the Greater Antilles.

List of species

Native species

[Acanthaceae]

''Avicennia germinans''

[Anacardiaceae]

Comocladia dodonaea

''Spondias mombin''

[Annonaceae]

Annona trinitensis Duguetia

* Duguetia lucida
*Duguetia tobagensisRollinia
* Rollinia mucosa
* ''Rollinia exsucca''

[Apocynaceae]

''Plumeria rubra''

[Araliaceae]

Aralia

* Aralia excelsa
* Aralia rexDendropanax
* Dendropanax arboreus
* Dendropanax blakeanus
* Dendropanax cordifolius
* Dendropanax cuneifolius
* Dendropanax elongatus
* Dendropanax filipes
* Dendropanax grandiflorus
* Dendropanax grandis
* Dendropanax laurifolius
* Dendropanax nervosus
* Dendropanax nutans
* Dendropanax oblanceatus
* Dendropanax pendulus
* Dendropanax portlandianus
* Dendropanax selleanus
* Dendropanax swartziiDidymopanax
* Didymopanax morototoni – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, and Trinidad. Introduced to Windward IslandsFrodinia
* Frodinia gleasonii – Puerto Rico
* Frodinia tremula – HispaniolaOreopanax
* Oreopanax capitatus
* Oreopanax dussii
* Oreopanax ramosissimusSciodaphyllum
* Sciodaphyllum attenuatum – Leeward Islands and Windward Islands
* Sciodaphyllum glabratum – Trinidad
* Sciodaphyllum brownei – Jamaica
* Sciodaphyllum troyanum – Jamaica
* Sciodaphyllum urbanianum – Martinique

[Bignoniaceae]

Catalpa longissimaCrescentia

[Bombacaceae]

Ceiba pentandra

''Ochroma pyramidale''

[Boraginaceae]

Bourreria succulentaCordia

* Cordia alliodora
* Cordia sulcata
''Rochefortia acanthophora''

[Burseraceae]

Dacryodes excelsa

''Bursera simaruba''

[Buxaceae]

Buxus

* Buxus aneura
* Buxus brevipes
* Buxus crassifolia
* Buxus ekmanii
* Buxus excisa
* Buxus heterophylla
* Buxus imbricata
* Buxus muelleriana
* Buxus olivacea
* Buxus pilosula
* Buxus portoricensis
* Buxus rheedioides
* ''Buxus vahlii''

[Canellaceae]

''Canella winteriana''

[Cannabaceae]

Celtis trinervia - Hispaniola

[Capparidaceae]

Capparis

* Capparis baducca
* Capparis cynophallophora
* Capparis flexuosa
* Capparis hastata
* ''Capparis indica''

[Celastraceae]

Cassine xylocarpaGyminda latifoliaMaytenus

* Maytenus monticola
* Maytenus reflex
''Schaefferia frutescens''

[Clusiaceae]

Calophyllum

* Calophyllum calaba
* Calophyllum lucidumClusia
* Clusia aripoensis
* Clusia intertexta
* Clusia minor
* Clusia rosea
* Clusia tocuchensis
''Mammea americana''

[Combretaceae]

Buchenavia tetraphyllaBucida bucerasConocarpus erectus Laguncularia racemosa

''Terminalia amazonia''

[Cupressaceae]

Juniperus barbadensisJuniperus gracilior

''Juniperus saxicola''

[Cyrillaceae]

''Cyrilla racemiflora''

[Dilleniaceae]

''Curatella americana''

[Elaeocarpaceae]

Muntingia calaburaSloanea berteroana

''Sloanea caribaea''

[Erythroxylaceae]

Erythroxylum

* Erythroxylum areolatum
* Erythroxylum brevipes
* Erythroxylum rotundifolium
* ''Erythroxylum urbanii''

[Euphorbiaceae]

Adelia rincinellaAlchornea latifoliaBernardia dichotomaFluggea acidotonGymnanthes lucidaHura crepitansJatropha hernandiifoliaPicrodendron baccatum

''Savia sessiliflora''

[Fabaceae]

Andira inermisCaesalpinia coriariaEnterolobium cyclocarpumHymenaea courbarilInga

* Inga fagifolia
* Inga veraMora excelsaOrmosia krugiiPictetia aculeataPiscidia carthagenensisPithecellobium unguis-cati
''Pterocarpus officinalis''

[Flacourtiaceae]

Samyda dodecandra

''Xylosoma buxifolia''

[Garryaceae]

''Garrya fadyenii''

[Hernandiaceae]

''Hernandia sonora''

[Juglandaceae]

''Juglans jamaicensis''

[Lecythidaceae]

''Eschweilera subglandulosa''

[Malpighiaceae]

Byrsonima

* Byrsonima crassifolia
* ''Byrsonima spicata''

[Malvaceae]

Hibiscus elatus Hildegardia cubensis

''Thespesia grandiflora''

[Magnoliaceae]

Magnolia

* Magnolia cristalensis
* Magnolia cubensis
* Magnolia dealbata
* Magnolia domingensis
* Magnolia ekmanii
* Magnolia emarginata
* Magnolia hamorii
* Magnolia minor
* Magnolia pallescens
* Magnolia portoricensis
* ''Magnolia splendens''

[Meliaceae]

Carapa

* Carapa guianensisCedrela odorataGuarea
* Guarea guidoniaSwietenia mahagoni Trichilia
* Trichilia hirta
* ''Trichilia triacantha''

[Moraceae]

Cecropia

[Myrtaceae]

Eugenia

* Eugenia axillaris
* Eugenia biflora
* Eugenia cruegeri
* Eugenia foetida
* Eugenia lingustrina
* Eugenia monticola
* Eugenia procera
* Eugenia rhombea
* Eugenia woodburyana
* Eugenia xerophytica
* Myrciaria floribundaPsidium
* Psidium amplexicaule
* ''Psidium guajava''

[Nyctaginaceae]

Guapira fragransNeea buxifoliaPisonia

* Pisonia aculeata
* Pisonia albida
* ''Pisonia subcordata''

[Oleaceae]

Forestiera segregata

''Ximenia americana''

[Pinaceae]

Pinus

[Podocarpaceae]

Podocarpus

[Polygonaceae]

Coccoloba

* Coccoloba diversifolia
* Coccoloba krugii
* Coccoloba microstachya
* Coccoloba swartzii
* ''Coccoloba uvifera''

[Rhamnaceae]

Colubrina

* Colubrina arborescens
* Colubrina ellipticaReynosia
* Reynosia guama
* Reynosia uncinataKrugiodendron ferreum
''Ziziphus reticulata''

[Rhizophoraceae]

''Rhizophora mangle''

[Rosaceae]

''Prunus occidentalis''

[Rubiaceae]

Antirhea

* Antirhea acutata
* Antirhea lucidaErithalis fruticosaExostema caribaeumGenipa americanaGuettarda
* Guettarda elliptica
* Guettarda krugii
* Guettarda odorataRandia
* Randia aculeata
* Randia portoricensis
''Rondelita inermis''