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Palicourea elata, formerly Psychotria elata, commonly known as girlfriend kiss and labios de puta, is a tropical plant that ranges from Central to South American rain forests in countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Colombia. The plant is most notable for its distinctly shaped red bracts and is consequently nicknamed “Hot Lips”. Though the bright red bracts are considered its most flashy feature, they are not the actual flowers of the plant but instead extravagant leaves. The hot lips plant comes in a variety of shapes and forms. P. elata is well-studied and has been

Garcinia aristata is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is native to Cuba, and possibly Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Coccothrinax yunquensis, the yuruguana del Yunque, is a palm which is endemic to southern Cuba. It is reported to be restricted to El Yunque, a limestone mountain in Guantánamo Province. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. yunquensis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax salvatoris.

Annona cristalensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a tree endemic to eastern Cuba.

Rovaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is southern Mexico to Central America. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. The genus name of Rovaeanthus is in honour of Johan H. E. Rova (fl. 1990 – 2002), a Swedish botanist at the University of Gothenburg. It was first described and published in Acta Bot. Hung. Vol.46 on page 130 in 2004. Species, according to Kew: Rovaeanthus strigosus (Benth.) Borhidi Rovaeanthus suffrutescens (Brandegee) Borhidi

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Myrcia polyneura is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Cuba.

Leucocroton havanensis is an endemic species to Cuba. It is located on serpentine soils and limestone rock in the western and central part of the country. It is an evergreen tree that has dioecious flowering, meaning the species has distinct male and female individuals. The plant only grows on a small serpentine island.

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Coccothrinax guantanamensis is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, Arecaceae. It is endemic to eastern Cuba. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. guantanamensis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax hioramii.

Coccothrinax fagildei or Fagilde's palm, is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. fagildei to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.

Coccothrinax cupularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. This palm is endemic to southern Cuba. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. cupularis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.

Arachnothryx calycosa is a plant species in the Rubiaceae family. It was originally classified as Rondeletia calycosa by John Donnell Smith in 1913. In 1982, Attila Borhidi reclassified it under the genus Arachnothryx, as part of a broader reorganization within the Rubiaceae family.

Scolosanthus howardii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

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Pseudomiltemia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Southern Mexico. Species: Pseudomiltemia davidsonii Mart.-Camilo & Lorence Pseudomiltemia filisepala (Standl.) Borhidi

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Coccothrinax elegans is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. elegans to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.

Coccothrinax camagueyana is a palm which is endemic to east central Cuba. Henderson et al. (1995) considered C. camagueyana to be a synonym of Coccothrinax gundlachii.

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Vitex acunae is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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