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MEXICAN PLANTS & ANIMALS HOME

GROWN FOR FOOD & USE:

• Achiote (Annato) (Bixa orellana)
• Almond, Tropical (Terminalia catappa)
• Allspice Tree (Pimenta dioica)
• Anona (Annona cherimoya)
• Anona/ Sweetsop (Annona squamosa)
• Avocado (Persea americana)
• Bamboo, Male (Dendrocalamus strictus)
• Banana
• Banana, Dwarf
• Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra sp.)
• Breadnut (Artocarpus camansi)
• Canistel (Pouteria campechiana
• Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)
• Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
• Coffee (Coffea arabica)
• Cow Okra (Parmentiera aculeata)
• Custard-Apple, Common (Annona reticulata)
• Gooseberry-Tree (Phyllanthus acidus)
• Grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi)
• Guamuchil (Pithecellobium dulce)
• Guava (Psidium guajava)
• Guaya (Melicoccus bijugatus)
• Hoja Santa (Piper auritum)
• Jamaica/ Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
• Lime, Sweet (Citrus x limetta)
• Lime, Mexican (Citrus aurantifolia)
• Litchi (Litchi chinensis)
• Maguey (Agave americana)
• Mamey (Pouteria sapota)
• Mango (Mangifera indica)
• Moringa (Moringa oleifera)
• Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia)
• Neem (Azadirachta indica)
• Níspero (Loquat, or Eriobotrya japonica)
• Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
• Nopal Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica)
• Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis)
• Orange, Sour (Citrus x aurantium)
• Orange, Sweet (Citrus x sinensis)
• Oregano, Cuban
• Oregano, Mexican
• Papaya (Carica papaya)
• Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)
• Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
• Ramón (Brosimum alicastrum)
• Sapote, White (Casimiroa edulis)
• Sapote, Wooly-leaf White (Casimiroa tetrameria)
• Soursop (Annona muricata)
• Spanish Plum (Spondias purpurea)
• Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)
• Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
• Tangerine (Citrus reticulata)
• Teak (Tectona grandis)

GROWN AS ORNAMENTALS:

• Ackee (Blighia sapida)
• Adenium (Adenium obesum)
• African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata)
• Amapola (Pseudobombax ellipticum)
• Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia arborea)
• Balché (Lonchocarpus)
• Banyan, Chinese (Ficus microcarpa)
• Bengal Clock Vine (Thunbergia grandiflora)
• Blade-apple Cactus (Pereskia aculeata)
• Bo-Tree (Ficus religiosa)
• Bougainvillea
• Brazillian Pepper Tree (Schinus molle)
• Brazillian Pepper Tree (Schinus terebinthifolius)
• Brazilian Red-cloak (Megaskepasma erythrochlamys)
• Calabash-tree (Crescentia cujete)
• Ceiba speciosa
• Chastetree, Threeleaf (Vitex trifolia)
• Chenille-Plant (Acalypha hispida)
• Chinese Hat (Holmskioldia sanguinea)
• Confederate Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)
• Coral Tree (Erythrina coralloides)
• Coral Tree, Indian (Erythrina variegata)
• Crateva Tree, (Crateva tapia)
• Crepe-Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
• Crimson Ixora (Ixora coccinea)
• Crown-of-Thorns, (Euphorbia milii)
• Cycad, Tree (Dioon spinulosa)
• Dombeya (Dombeya wallichii)
• Dragon Tree, Madagascar (Dracaena marginata)
• Dwarf Poinciana (Poinciana pulcherrima)
• Dutchman's Pipe, Brazilian (Aristolochia grandiflora)
• Elder, Mexican (Sambucus mexicana)
• Ficus Elastica (Ficus elastica)
• Fig, American (Ficus citrifolia)
• Fiddlewood (Citharexylum spinosum)
• Frangipani (Plumeria)
• Giant Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)
• Glory-Blower, Bleeding (Clerodendrum thomsoniae)
• Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula)
• Golden Trumpet Vine (Allamanda cathartica)
• Gooseberry-Tree (Phyllanthus acidus)
• Guiana Chestnut (Pachira aquatica)
• Hibiscus, Chinese (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
• Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
• Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys)
• Java Glorybower (Clerodendrum speciosissimum)
• Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)
• Lady of The Night (Cestrum nocturnum)
• Leadwort, Cape (Plumbago auriculata)
• Lebbeck-Tree (Albizia lebbeck)
• Mexican Flame Vine (Senecio confusus)
• Mexican Ponytail (Beaucarnea pliabilis)
• Ming Aralia (Polyscias fruticosa)
• Mock Orange, Coulter's (Philadelphus coulteri)
• Morning-Glory Tree(Ipomoea carnea)
• Oleander (Nerium oleander)
• Orange Jasmine (Morraya paniculata)
• PALMS
  • Areca (Dypsis lutescens)
  • Bamboo (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
  • Broom (Thrinax parviflora)
  • Canary Island Date (Phoenix canariensis)
  • Fiji Fan (Pritchardia pacifica)
  • Fishtail, Clustering (Caryota mitis)
  • Manila (Adonidia merrillii)
  • Mexican Fan Palm (Washintonia robusta)
  • Mexican Palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
  • Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea radicalis)
  • Royal (Roystonea regia)
  • Wild Date (Phoenix sylvestris)
• Panama Rose (Rondeletia leucophylla)
• Pentalinon luteum)
• Peregrina (Jatropha integerrima)
• Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcerrima)
• Polyscias (Polyscias scutellaria)
• Portia (Thespesia populnea)
• Privet, Chinese (Ligustrum lucidum)
• Purple Allamanda (Allamanda violacea)
• Purple Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variagata)
• Purple Orchid Tree Hybrid (Bauhinia x blakeana)
• Ringworm Bush (Cassia alata)
• Rose
• Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)
• Rubbervine, Madagascar (Cryptostegia madagascariensis)
• Schefflera (Schefflera actinophylla)
• Screwpine (Pandanus veitchii)
• Screwpine, Variegated (Pandanus sanderi)
• Siricote (Cordia dodecandra)
• Siricote (Cordia sebestena)
• Skyflower (Duranta erecta)
• Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia)
• Tabebuia, Pink (Tabebuia rosea)
• Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa)
• Traveler's Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)
• Tree Cotton (Gossypium)
• Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa)
• Tulipán (Malvaviscus arboreus)
• Variegated Croton Codiaeum variegatum)
• Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
• Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana)