Coccoloba berazainae, a new species from E Cuba, is described, illustrated and compared with another Cuban endemic species, C. acuna. The status of C. nervosa subsp. cristalensis, also endemic to E Cuba, is discussed. It is compared with typical C. nervosa, raised in rank, and treated as a separate species, C. cristalensis.
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