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Based on: The Flora of the Cayman Islands by Dr. George Proctor.

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SALICACEAE formally FLACOURTACEAE
Banara caymanensis Endemic
Casearia aculeata / Thom prickle
Casearia guianensis / Wild Coffee
Casearia hirsuta / Wild Coffee
Casearia odorata
Casearia sylvestris
Casearia staffordiae Endemic
Xylosma bahamensis / Shake Hand Tree
Zuelania guidonia / Jeremiah Bush

SANTALACEAE
Dendrophthora cupressoides
Phoradendron quadrangulare
Phoradendron rubrum / Scorn-the-Ground

SAPINDACEAE
Allophylus cominia var. caymanensis Changed to Allophylus cominia var. decalvatus / Christmas Berry Endemic
Blighia sapida syn. Cupania sapida / Akee
Cardiospermum corindum [vine]
Cardiospermum halicacabum [vine]
Dodonaea viscosa / Hop Bush
Exothea paniculata / Wild Ginep
Hypelate trifoliata / Pompero; Plumperra; Wild Cherry
Melicoccus bijugatus / Ginep
Sapindus saponaria

SAPOTACEAE
Chrysophyllum cainito / Star Apple
Manilkara zapota / Neesberry; Naseberry; Sapodilla
Pouteria campechiana / Egg Fruit
Sideroxylon foetidissimum / Yellow MASTIC
Sideroxylon horridum / Green Thorn, White Thorn, Shake Hand
Sideroxylon salicifolium / Wild Sapodilla; White Bullet

SCHIZEAECEAE
Anemia adiantifolia

SCROPHULARIACEAE Also look at PLANTAGINACEAE
Agalinis kingsii Endemic
Bacopa monnieri / Water Hyssop
Bontia daphnoides / White-Alling
Capraria biflora / Goatweed
Russelia equisetiformis / Firecracker
Scoparia dulcis
Stemodia durantifolia (Ref. Dr. Proctor)
Stemodia maritima / Seaside Twintip

SIMAROUBACEAE [PICRAMNIACEAE]
Alvaradoa amorphoides / Wild Spanish Armada

SMILACACEAE
Smilax havanensis / Wire Wiss; Greenbrier

SOLANACEAE
Capsicum baccatum / Bird Pepper, Wild Pepper
Cestrum diurnum marcianum
Cestrum diurnum venenatum / Cestrum, Jessamine
Physalis angulata / Cutleaf Groundcherry; Wild Gouma, Winter Cherry; Cow pops, Poppers
Solandra longiflora
Solanum americanum / American Black Nightshade
Solanum bahamense Changed to Solanum donianum / Bahama Nightshade
Solanum havanense
Solanum lanceifolium Changed to Solanum bahamense / Bahama Nightshade; Cankeberry
Solanum torvum / Susumber

STERCULIACEAE Also see MALVACEAE

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