Lidflower 
Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands


Species/Common Names:
Calyptranthes acutissima
Calyptranthes arenicola
Calyptranthes brevispicata
Calyptranthes capitata
Calyptranthes crebra
Calyptranthes discolor
Calyptranthes ekmanii
Calyptranthes flavo-viridis
Calyptranthes kiaerskovii
Calyptranthes luquillensis
Luquillo Forest Lidflower
Calyptranthes nodosa
Calyptranthes polyneura
Calyptranthes portoricensis
Calyptranthes pozasiana
Calyptranthes rostrata
Calyptranthes thomasiana
Thomas' Lidflower
Calyptranthes umbelliformis
Calyptranthes uniflora
Calyptranthes wilsonii

Facts Summary:
Calyptranthes (commonly known as the Lidflower species) is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.

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Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Calyptranthes acutissimaCR-IUCN1998Jamaica
2. Calyptranthes arenicolaCR-IUCN1998Cuba
3. Calyptranthes brevispicataVU-IUCN1998Peru
4. Calyptranthes capitataVU-IUCN1998Jamaica
5. Calyptranthes crebraVU-IUCN1998Peru
6. Calyptranthes discolorEN-IUCN1998Jamaica
7. Calyptranthes ekmaniiVU-IUCN1998Haiti, Jamaica
8. Calyptranthes flavo-viridisCR-IUCN1998Cuba
9. Calyptranthes kiaerskoviiCR-IUCN2003British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
10. Calyptranthes luquillensisVU-IUCN1998Puerto Rico
11. Calyptranthes nodosaVU-IUCN1998Jamaica
12. Calyptranthes polyneuraVU-IUCN1998Cuba
13. Calyptranthes portoricensisEN-IUCN1998Puerto Rico
14. Calyptranthes pozasianaCR-IUCN1998Cuba
15. Calyptranthes rostrataEN-IUCN1998Cuba
16. Calyptranthes thomasianaEN-IUCN2003British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
   EN-US FWSFebruary 18, 1994 
17. Calyptranthes umbelliformisVU-IUCN1998Jamaica
18. Calyptranthes unifloraCR-IUCN1998Jamaica
19. Calyptranthes wilsoniiVU-IUCN1998Jamaica

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