Mitracarpus polycladus is a rare species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name cana gorda girdlepod.

[1] Other plants in the habitat include Bucida buceras, Bursera simaruba, Exostema caribaeum, Coccoloba microstachya, Plumeria alba, and Pilosocereus royenii.

[1] It is a perennial herb with many erect or spreading branches growing up to 45 centimeters tall.

[2] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States, threatened by road construction and maintenance.

Its small population size makes it vulnerable to extinction.