Nomenclature and synonymy
| = | Heterotypic synonym (which has another nomenclatural type than the preceding |
| ≡ | Homotypic synonym (which has the same nomenclatural type as the preceding name) |
| [...] | Names in brackets refer to taxa that are not members of the flora of Cuba |
| [non ...] | Earlier homonym, referring to a different taxon, which makes a cited synonym illegitimate or prevents the transfer of an epithet |
| “” | Misapplied names and those that were not validly published are put between quotation marks |
| auct. | Follows after a misapplied name that is put between quotation marks |
| homon. | Name that is illegitimate by reason of being a later homonym |
| nom. cons. | Nomen conservandum, conserved name, which is available for use |
| nom. cons. des. | Nomen conservandum designatum, a name for which conservation has been approved but not yet ratified |
| nom. cons. prop. | Nomen conservandum proponendum, a name for which conservation will have to be proposed |
| nom. illeg. | Name that is illegitimate by reason of being nomenclaturally superfluous when published |
| nom. inval. | Follows after a name that is not validly published and is put between quotation marks |
| nom. rej. | Nomen rejiciendum, rejected name, not to be used |
Geography
| AmC | Central America |
| AmN | North America (including Mexico) |
| AmS | South America (including Trinidad, Tobago, Curaçao, Margarita, etc.) |
| Art | Province Artemisa |
| Bah | Bahamas |
| CA | Province Ciego de Ávila |
| Cam | Province Camagüey |
| Cay | Cayman Islands |
| Ci | Province Cienfuegos |
| CuC | Central Cuba |
| CuE | East Cuba |
| CuW | West Cuba |
| Esp | Hispaniola |
| Gr | Province Granma |
| Gu | Province Guantánamo |
| Hab* | Province La Habana |
| Ho | Province Holguín |
| IJ | Municipio especial Isla de la Juventud |
| Ja | Jamaica |
| LT | Province Las Tunas |
| Mat | Province Matanzas |
| May | Province Mayabeque |
| Men | Lesser Antilles (including Virgin Islands) |
| PR* | Province Pinar del Río |
| PRc | Puerto Rico |
| SC | Province Santiago de Cuba |
| SS | Province Sancti Spíritus |
| VC | Province Villa Clara |
| VM | Old World (including Australia and the Pacific Islands) |
Presence status
| ● | Endemic to Cuba |
| + | Present and native |
| – | Reported in error |
| ? | Presence doubtful |
| D | Present but doubtfully native |
| N | Naturalised |
| P | Not native but possibly naturalised |
| A | Frequent casual alien |
| (A) | Rare and ephemeral casual alien |
| C | Widely cultivated |
| (C) | Cultivated only occasionally, or no longer |
Sources (of a misapplied or invalid name – see also Bibliography)
| A&S | Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong (2012) |
| CoL | The Catalogue of Life (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/all) |
| FC | Flora de Cuba |
| FC-S | Flora de Cuba, Suplemento |
| Griseb. | Grisebach (1860-1862, 1866) |
| Hammer | Hammer & al. (1992-1994) |
| Maza | Gómez de la Maza (1890-1895, 1895-1896, 1897) |
| p. p. | pro parte, in part |
| Roig | Roig (2012, 2014) |
| Sagra | Richard in Sagra (1841-1851, 1845, 1850) |
| Sauv. | Wright in Sauvalle (1873) |
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