Carpodiptera cubensis

Carpodiptera cubensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree native to tropical Mexico, northern Central America, Cuba, and southern Haiti.

Two subspecies are accepted.

• Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. cubensis (synonyms Berrya ameliae , B. floribunda , B. mariarum , Carpodiptera ameliae , C. floribunda , C. mariarum , and C. mirabilis ) – Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and eastern, southern, and central Mexico
• Carpodiptera cubensis subsp. ophiticola (synonym Carpodiptera ophiticola ) – Cuba

The IUCN Red List lists the synonym Carpodiptera mirabilis as Critically endangered, with a distribution limited to montane rainforests of Guantanamo Province of eastern Cuba.

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