Flora of Jamaica

Portlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Members of the genus are endemic to Jamaica.

Neriacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It contains five species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Jamaica and Panama to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Roystonea princeps, commonly known as Morass cabbage palm or Morass royal palm, is a species of palm which is endemic to western Jamaica.

Psychotria foetens is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Psychotria dasyophthalma is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Psychotria congesta is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Psychotria clusioides is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Psychotria clarendonensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Psychotria bryonicola is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Phyllanthus arbuscula is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Odontocline is a genus of Jamaican flowering plants in the daisy family. Species All the species are native to Jamaica. Odontocline dolichantha (Krug & Urb.) B.Nord. Odontocline fadyenii (Griseb.) B.Nord. Odontocline glabra (Sw.) B.Nord. Odontocline hollickii (Britton ex Greenm.) B.Nord. Odontocline laciniata (Sw.) B.Nord. Odontocline tercentenariae (Proctor) B.Nord.

Melocactus caroli-linnaei is a cactus (a member of the family Cactaceae) found in Jamaica. When mature it is columnar, up to 1 m (3.3 ft) high. Like all species of Melocactus, it forms a "cephalium" when mature – a dense mass of areoles covered with wool and spines at the tip of the stem. Flowers are produced only from the cephalium.

Harrisia gracilis is a species of cactus found in Jamaica.

Euphorbia punicea is a species of euphorb commonly known as Jamaican poinsettia. It was first described by Olof Peter Swartz in his Nova genera et species plantarum seu prodromus. It grows as a bush or tree three to five meters (10–16 ft) tall, and sometimes much taller. The false flower is in fact a cyathium surrounded by large, colorful bracts.

Begonia minor is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Jamaica. It's also been introduced to Madeira, Réunion, and the Society Islands. In 1777, it was the first Begonia to be introduced to Great Britain. Initially, this specimen was known as B. nitida. "Nitida" means "shining leaves". B. minor has a shrub-like growing habit, and produces masses of pink flowers year-round. When planted in gardens, it can grow to be 3 feet (0.9 m) or more in size.

Bactris jamaicana is a spiny palm which grows in multi-stemmed clumps. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Thrinax parviflora is a palm which is endemic to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica where it occurs in open and rocky, seasonally dry open deciduous forest up to 900-metre (3,000 ft) elevation.

Thrinax excelsa, commonly known as broad thatch, is a species of palm which is endemic to Jamaica.

Roystonea altissima is a species of palm which is endemic to hillsides and mountain slopes near the interior of Jamaica. The name altissima is Latin for "highest", however they are not the tallest species in the genus Roystonea. They are usually found just over sea-level to 760 metres (2,490 ft) in elevation.

Psychotria siphonophora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Psychotria plicata is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Psychotria hanoverensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Podocarpus urbanii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Jamaica.

Phyllanthus latifolius is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Palicourea wilesii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is native to Jamaica. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Myrcia skeldingii is an extinct species of plant in the family Myrtaceae that was endemic to a single location along the Mason River between Clarendon and Saint Ann Parishes, Jamaica. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

Epidendrum nutans, the nodding epidendrum, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum.

Cinnamodendron corticosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Canellaceae. It is found in Jamaica.

Bulbophyllum jamaicense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Sophora saxicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is endemic to Jamaica.