Cynometra cubensis A. Rich.

Cynometra cubensis A. Rich, in Sagra, Hist. Cuba, 10: 233. 1845
A shrub 2 m. high or higher, the young twigs pubescent, the branches gray. Leaflets 2, ovate to elliptic or obovate, 1-4.5 cm. long, glabrous, reticulate-veined, coriaceous, the apex rounded or emarginate, the costa much e.xcentric; flowers in small axillary clusters on a very short peduncle; pedicels 10-12 mm. long, pubescent; sepals 5, oblong, 5-6 mm. long, glabrous; petals 5, about as long as the sepals; stamens 10, much longer than the petals, glabrous; ovary sessile, hairy, 2-oailed; style glabrous; legume ovoid, oblique, somewhat rounded, compressed, punctate-scrobiculate, less than 2 cm. long.
Type locality: Vuelta de Abajo, Cuba. Distribution: Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

Cynometra cubensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.