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Mimosa diplotricha is a species of leguminous woody shrub native to the Neotropics. It is an invasive species and now has a pantropical distribution. It is commonly known as the giant sensitive plant, giant false sensitive plant, or nila grass.

Ruellia simplex, the Mexican petunia, Mexican bluebell or Britton's wild petunia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It has become a widespread invasive plant in Florida, where it was likely introduced as an ornamental before 1933, as well as in the eastern Mediterranean, South Asia and other parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.

Hemianthus callitrichoides (called dwarf baby tears, cuba or simply by the initials HC) is a semi-aquatic plant in the family Linderniaceae. The plant is endemic to West Indies, where it is native to the islands of The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. In The Bahamas, this species known as water-starwort. This species is commonly used as a foreground or carpeting plant in planted aquariums. When used in aquascaping, this species is known to have relatively high light and carbon dioxide requirements. Once planted, each portion will produce runners which basically are

Guettarda retusa, also called cuero, is an extinct species of plant in the family Rubiaceae that was endemic to two separate locations in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

Terminalia buceras is a tree in the Combretaceae family. It is known by a variety of names in English, including bullet tree, black olive tree, gregorywood (or gregory wood), Antigua whitewood, and oxhorn bucida. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is commonly found in coastal swamps and wet inland forests in low elevations.

Rhynchospora brachychaeta, known by the common name of West Indian beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found in wetlands of the southeastern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and Guyana. Rhynchospora brachychaeta grows up to 20 inches tall, and may be found in pine savannas or savanna bogs, especially in moist areas where sandy soil has been recently disturbed. Its reddish-brown spikelets bloom from May through November.

Tabernaemontana apoda is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Ficus membranacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, commonly known as amate. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, including northern, central, and southwestern Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a hemiepiphytic tree which grows 10–30 meters tall. It grows in tropical deciduous forests, gallery forests, and secondary vegetation from 25 to 2,000 meters elevation.

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Aeschynomene evenia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub native to the Americas. This species has emerged as a model organism to study rhizobia symbiosis, since it can interact with photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium species that do not produce Nod factors, and the mode of entry of the bacteria into the plant tissues occurs in an intracellular fashion, in contrast to the infection thread formed by other legumes. Its genome has been sequenced and published in 2021.

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Rubus durus is a Cuban species of brambles in the rose family. Rubus durus is a reclining perennial with curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. Flowers are white. Fruits are black.

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Verhuellia hydrocotylifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. The genus Verhuellia is closely related to the larger and more well-known genus Piper.

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