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Regional Overview of Caribbean Islands| TABLE 43. IMPORTANT FAMILIES WITH ENDEMIC GENERA | ||
| Endemic genera |
Species |
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| Compositae Rubiaceae Euphorbiaceae Leguminosae Acanthaceae Gramineae Melastomataceae Orchidaceae Palmae Cactaceae Myrtaceae |
32 30 14 13 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 |
68 151 77 39 14 11 87 11 *14 31 21 |
* Coccothrinax (Palmae) has 55 endemic Caribbean species but the genus is technically not endemic because there is one species in Mexico. |
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| (Data largely from Borhidi 1991.) | ||