Carpodiptera cubensis

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Carpodiptera cubensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Carpodiptera
Species:
C. cubensis
Binomial name
Carpodiptera cubensis
subspecies[2]
  • Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis
  • Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola (Bisse) A.Rodr.
Synonyms[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Carpodiptera cubensis Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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