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Vieques

Coral fossil
Coral fossil
Coral fossil
Coral fossil
Fossilized remnants of conch shell
Fossilized remnants of conch shell
Termite nest
Termite nest
Caribbean Land Hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus)
Caribbean Land Hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus)
Caribbean Land Hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus)
Caribbean Land Hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus)
Beach cabbage "Naupaka" (Scaevola taccada)
Beach cabbage “Naupaka” (Scaevola taccada)
Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Stigmaphyllon emarginatum
Stigmaphyllon emarginatum
Black mangroves (Avicennia germinans)
Black mangroves (Avicennia germinans)
Noni (Morinda citrifolia) and coconut palm
Noni (Morinda citrifolia) and coconut palm
Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Backwater lagoon on Vieques
Backwater lagoon on Vieques
Broad-leaved gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Broad-leaved gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Broad-leaved gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Broad-leaved gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Broad-leaved gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Broad-leaved gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) & Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) & Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Monkey pod tree (Samanea saman)
Monkey pod tree (Samanea saman)
Vieques horses (Paso fino)
Vieques horses (Paso fino)
Bougainvillea spectabilis

Cordiliera Central: El Yunque – Toro Negro – Rio Tanama

Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Ginger (Zingiber)
Ginger (Zingiber)
Corazón de poeta (Begonia decandra)
Corazón de Poeta (Begonia decandra)
Common gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
Common gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
Palm
Palm
Autograph tree (Clusia rosea)
Autograph tree (Clusia rosea)
Bertero's tufted airplant (Guzmania berteroniana)
Bertero’s tufted airplant (Guzmania berteroniana)
Palm
Palm
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Hibiscus & Giant elephant ear (Philodendron giganteum)
Hibiscus & Giant elephant ear (Philodendron giganteum)
Tree fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi)
Tree fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi)
Puerto Rico alsophila (Alsophila portoricensis)
Puerto Rico alsophila (Alsophila portoricensis)
Cuban royal palm (Roystonea regia)
Cuban royal palm (Roystonea regia)
Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Chenille plant (Acalypha hispida)
Chenille plant (Acalypha hispida)
Aechmea bracteata
Aechmea bracteata
Mage (Thespesia grandiflora)
Mage (Thespesia grandiflora)
Puerto Rican anole (Anolis pulchellus)
Puerto Rican anole (Anolis pulchellus)
Inchplant (Tradescantia zebrina) & Polystichum Mariana Maiden Fern (Macrothelypteris torresiana)
Inchplant and Polystichum Mariana Maiden Fern
Lobsterclaw (Heliconia caribaea)
Lobsterclaw (Heliconia caribaea)
Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens)
Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens)
Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens)
Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens)
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Bamboo
Bamboo
Bertero's tufted airplant (Guzmania berteroniana)
Bertero’s tufted airplant (Guzmania berteroniana)
Trumpet tree (Cecropia peltata)
Trumpet tree (Cecropia peltata)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Banana
Banana
Stinging nettles/Ortiga brava (Urera baccifera)
Stinging nettles/Ortiga brava (Urera baccifera)
Rose apple (Syzygium malaccense )
Rose apple (Syzygium malaccense )
Selaginella plana
Selaginella plana
Bracket fungi (Polypores)
Bracket fungi (Polypores)
Soursop "Guanábana" (Annona muricata)
Soursop “Guanábana” (Annona muricata)
Avocado (Persea americana)
Avocado (Persea americana)
Golden trumpet "Canario amarillo" (Allamanda cathartica)
Golden trumpet “Canario amarillo” (Allamanda cathartica)
Golden trumpet (Allamanda cathartica) & Rangoon creeper (Combretum indicum)
Golden trumpet (Allamanda cathartica) & Rangoon creeper (Combretum indicum)
Granadillo bobo (Miconia prasina)
Granadillo bobo (Miconia prasina)
Beehive ginger (Zingiber spectabile)
Beehive ginger (Zingiber spectabile)
Beehive ginger (Zingiber spectabile)
Beehive ginger (Zingiber spectabile)
Common coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
Common coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
Puerto Rico royal palm (Roystonea borinquena)
Puerto Rico royal palm (Roystonea borinquena)

Jardin Botanico de Ponce

Flamboyant (Delonix regia)
Flamboyant (Delonix regia)
Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
Jobos Spanish plum (Spondias purpurea)
Jobos Spanish plum (Spondias purpurea)
Jobos Spanish plum (Spondias dulcis)
Jobos Spanish plum (Spondias dulcis)
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
Cupey "Pitch apple" (Clusia rosea)
Cupey “Pitch apple” (Clusia rosea)
Zamia portoricensis
Zamia portoricensis
Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
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Variegated croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
Variegated croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
Ceiba kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)
Ceiba kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)
White Pricklyash "Espino rubial" (Zanthoxylum
White Pricklyash “Espino rubial” (Zanthoxylum martinicense)
Almacigo gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba)
Almacigo gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba)
Samán "Rain tree" monkey pod yree (Samanea saman)
Samán “Rain tree” monkey pod Tyee (Samanea saman)

Guanica dry coastal forest

Royen's tree cactus (Pilosocereus royenii)
Royen’s tree cactus (Pilosocereus royenii)
Royen's tree cactus (Pilosocereus royenii)
Royen’s tree cactus (Pilosocereus royenii)
Coastal dry forest/opuntia
Coastal dry forest/opuntia
Cotton
Cotton
Hammock viper's-tail (Pentalinon luteum)
Hammock viper’s-tail (Pentalinon luteum)
Damiana (Turnera diffusa)
Damiana (Turnera diffusa)
Button sage (Lantana involucrata)
Button sage (Lantana involucrata)
Comocladia dodonaea
Comocladia dodonaea
Pride of big pine (Strumpfia maritima)
Pride of big pine (Strumpfia maritima)
Lechecillo (Croton discolor)
Lechecillo (Croton discolor)
Pictetia aculeata
Pictetia aculeata
Tabebuia heterophylla
Tabebuia heterophylla
Nosegay tree (Plumeria alba)
Nosegay tree (Plumeria alba)
Opuntia "Tuna" (Consolea moniliformis)
Opuntia “Tuna” (Consolea moniliformis)
Turkey vulture
Turkey vulture
Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Venezuelan troupial
Venezuelan troupial
Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus)
Turk’s cap cactus (Melocactus intortus)
Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus intortus)
Turk’s cap cactus (Melocactus intortus)
Sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)
Sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)
Guaiacwood roughbark Llgnum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale)
Guaiacwood roughbark Llgnum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale)
Guaiacwood roughbark Llgnum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale)
Guaiacwood roughbark Llgnum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale)

San Juan area

See urchins ay Cueva del Indio Nature Reserve
See urchins ay Cueva del Indio Nature Reserve
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula)
Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula)
Flamboyant (Delonix regia)
Flamboyant (Delonix regia)
Bougainvillea glabra
Bougainvillea glabra
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia aurea)
Yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia aurea)
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