Living National Treasures: Dominican Republic

Checklists of  Endemics

Mammal Species 0

Bird Species 1

Reptile Species 34

Amphibian Species 12

Freshwater Fish Species 13

Marine Fish Species 1

Vertebrate Genera 0

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 6

Families & Orders 0


Taxonomic Sources & Caveats

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Checklist of Endemic Vascular Plant Genera

This list of vascular plant genera found exclusively in the Dominican Republic is based on the taxonomy used in 
Mabberley (2002). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Mabberley, D.J. (2002) The Plant-book. Second Edition reprinted with corrections.  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.  A third edition was published in 2008 


Anacaona (Cucurbitaceae)

Casabitoa (Euphorbiaceae)

Vegaea (Myrsinaceae)

Tuerckheimocharis (Scrophulariaceae)

Pedinopetalum (Umbelliferae)

Sarcopilea (Urticaceae)


Additional plant genera recognized by Kew’s World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:

syn = considered a synonym of another genus by Mabberley (2002)


Hispaniella syn (Orchidaceae)