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| Carpodiptera cubensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Carpodiptera |
| Species: | C. cubensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodiptera cubensis | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Berrya cubensis (Griseb.) M.Gómez | |
Carpodiptera cubensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree native to tropical Mexico, northern Central America, Cuba, and southern Haiti.[2]
Two subspecies are accepted.[2]
- Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis (synonyms Berrya ameliae (Lundell) Kosterm., B. floribunda (Urb.) Kosterm., B. mariarum (Standl.) Kosterm., Carpodiptera ameliae Lundell, C. floribunda Urb., C. mariarum Standl., and C. mirabilis Bisse) – Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and eastern, southern, and central Mexico[3]
- Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola (Bisse) A.Rodr. (synonym Carpodiptera ophiticola Bisse) – Cuba
The IUCN Red List lists the synonym Carpodiptera mirabilis as Critically endangered, with a distribution limited to montane rainforests of Guantanamo Province of eastern Cuba.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Carpodiptera mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T31634A9648974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31634A9648974.en. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Carpodiptera cubensis Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Carpodiptera
- Flora of Belize
- Flora of Cuba
- Flora of Guatemala
- Flora of Haiti
- Flora of Honduras
- Flora of Central Mexico
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of Southwestern Mexico
- Flora of Veracruz
- Critically endangered flora of the Caribbean
- Plants described in 1860
- Taxa named by August Grisebach
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