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English Name: Savannah oak
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Roble de Sabana, Maquilishuat
Species: Tabebuia rosea, T. rosea
Division:
Class:
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Range/Info: Neotropical tree that grows to 30 meters and to 1 meter in diameter. Produces abundant pink flowers during the Easter season.
More Photos/Info |  | English Name: Mango
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Mango
Species: Mangifera indica, M. indica
Division: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Mangifera
Range/Info: Fruit tree native to India, now grown throughout the tropical regions of the world. Can grow to 35-40 meters, and live over 300 years. There are hundreds of cultivars with fruit ranging from small up to 2 pounds and colors from whitish to green, yellows, and reds.
More Photos/Info |  | English Name: Coconut, cocoanut
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Coco
Species: Cocos nucifera, C. nucifera
Division:
Class:
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cocos
Range/Info: Palm growing to 30m, native to either Brazil or India, found throughout the tropics from 26S to 26N. Tolerates sandy soil and salt but requires warm temperatures and high humidity. Fruit is bouyant and water resistant, capable of traveling thousands of miles at sea before washing up on a beach and sprouting. Note that the fruit is actually a drupe, not a nut.
More Photos/Info |  | English Name: Cashew, pomme cajou, cashewnoot
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Jocote Marañón, cajuil, pajuil, alcajuil, anacardo, marañón, merey, caujil, Acajaiba, acajé
Species: Anacardium occidentale, A. accidentale; Synonyms: Anacardium curatellifolium
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Anacardium
Range/Info: Small evergreen growing to 10-12 meters, leathery leaves, native to northeastern Brazil but now grown throughout the tropical areas of the world. The fruit is an unusual sort of "apple" with the "nut" on the outside. The fruit is sweet and can be eaten or made into beverages.
More Photos/Info |  | English Name: Chrysophyllum
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Jalisco Fir
Species: Abies flinckii, A. flinckii
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Range/Info: Southern Mexico, Guatemala
More Photos/Info | --- | English Name: Guatemalan Fir
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Abeto de Guatemala, pacachaque, parchac, pashaque fir, pinabete, romerillo
Species: Abies guatemalensis, A. guatemalensis
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Range/Info: Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
| --- | English Name: Box Elder, Ash Maple, Ash-leaf Maple, Black Ash, California Boxelder, Cutleaf Maple, Cut-leaved Maple, Negundo Maple, Red River Maple, Stinking Ash, Sugar Ash, Three-leaved Maple, and Western Boxelder
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Acer negundo, A. negundo
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Range/Info: Eastern USA, highlands of Mexico and Guatemala
| --- | English Name: Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Madiera Palm and Silver Saw Palmetto
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, A. wrightii
Division:
Class:
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Acoelorrhaphe
Range/Info: Central America, Southern Mexico, Southern Florida, Bahamas
| --- | English Name: Mexican Alder
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Alnus jorullensis. A. jorullensis
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus
Range/Info: Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Andes Mountains
| --- | English Name: Sea Torchwood, Candlewood and Sea Amyris
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Jocote?
Species: Amyris elemifera, A. elemifera
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Amyris
Range/Info: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Central America
| --- | English Name: Ilama, Tree of the Ilama
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Ilama, ilamatzapotl
Species: Annona diversifolia, A. diversifolia
Division:
Class:
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Range/Info: Tropical fruit tree of Central America
| --- | English Name: Pond-apple, Alligator-apple, Corkwood, Bobwood, and Monkey-apple
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Annonillo
Species: Annona glabra, A. glabra
Division:
Class:
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Range/Info: Florida, Caribbean, Central and South America, West Africa
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Spanish/Indigenous Name: Soncoya, Ilama, Cabeza de Negro
Species: Annona purpurea, A. purpurea
Division:
Class:
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Range/Info: Mexico, Central America, parts of South America
| --- | English Name: Texas Madrone
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Arbutus xalapensis, A. xalapensis, Arbutus texana
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arbutus
Range/Info: West Texas, New Mexico, most of Mexico and Central America to Nicaragua
| --- | English Name: Cohune Palm, Rain Tree, American Oil Palm, Corozo Palm, Manaca Palm
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Attalea cohune, A. cohune
Division:
Class:
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Attalea
Range/Info: Mexico, Central America
| --- | English Name: Black Mangrove
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Avicennia germinans, Avicennia africana, Avicennia nitida, Bontia germinans L
Division:
Class:
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Avicennia
Range/Info: Tropical and sub-tropical seacoasts of the Americas
| --- | English Name: Avocado, Butter pear, Alligator pear
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Aguacate, palta
Species: Persea americana, P. americana, Persea gratissima
Division:
Class:
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Range/Info: Native to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, Central America. The most popular variety, the Haas, was developed in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
| --- | English Name: Gumbo-limbo, Tourist tree
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Bursera simaruba, B. simaruba, Elaphrium simaruba, Rose Pistacia simaruba
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Bursera
Range/Info: Tropical regions of the Americas
| --- | English Name: Castilla elastica, Panama rubber tree
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Palo de hule, olicuáhuitl
Species: Castilla elastica, C. elastica
Division:
Class:
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Castilleae
Range/Info: Tropical areas of Mexico, Central, and Northern South America
| --- | English Name: Spanish cedar, Mexican cedar, Cigar-box cedar
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Cedro-cheiroso
Species: Cedrela odorata, C. odorata
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Cedrela
Range/Info: Tropical lowlands and foothills of the Americas from 26N to 28S
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Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Ceratozamia robusta, C. robusta
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Ceratozamia
Range/Info: Highly endangered species found in small areas in the mountains of Guatemala and Belize
| --- | English Name: Pigeonplum, Doveplum, Pigeon Seagrape
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Tietongue
Species: Coccoloba diversifolia, C. diversifolia
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Coccoloba
Range/Info: Native to coastal areas of the Caribbean, Belize, Guatemala, Southern Mexico, Southern Florida, The Bahamas.
| --- | English Name: Mexican Calabash, Winged Calabash
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Jicaro, Morrito
Species: Crescentia alata, C. alata
Division:
Class:
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Crescentia
Range/Info: Native to Mexico and Central America
| --- | English Name: Calabash Tree
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Crescentia cujete, C. cujete
Division:
Class:
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Crescentia
Range/Info: Native to Central and South America
| --- | English Name: White Cedar, Mexican White Cedar
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Cedro Blanco, Teotlate
Species: Cupressus lusitanica, C. lusitanica
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Cupressus
Range/Info: Native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras at 1200-3000m altitude
| --- | English Name: Willow Bustic, White Bully
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Dipholis salicifolia, D. salicifolia
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Dipholis
Range/Info: Native to Florida, West Indies, Central America
| --- | English Name: Purple coraltree, bois immortelle, coral bean
Spanish/Indigenous Name: gallito, bucayo, bucare
Species: Erythrina fusca, E. fusca
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Erythrina
Range/Info: Native to Asia, Oceania, Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Africa, Neotropics
| --- | English Name: Florida strangler fig, Strangler fig, Golden fig
Spanish/Indigenous Name: higuerón
Species: Ficus aurea, F aurea, Obsolete synonyms: Ficus ciliolosa, Ficus aurea Nutt., Ficus latifolia Nutt., Ficus venusta, Urostigma tecolutense Liebm., Ficus dimidiata Griseb., Urostigma warczewiczii Miq., Ficus tuerckheimii Standl., Ficus isophlebia Standl., Ficus jimenezii Standl., Ficus cookii Standl., Ficus lundellii Standl., Ficus cabusana Standl. & Steyerm., Ficus laterisyce W.C.Burger, Ficus mayana Lundell, Ficus rigidula Lundell
Division:
Class:
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Range/Info: Native to Florida, north and west Caribbean, southern Mexico, Central America
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Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Gaussia maya, G. maya, Opsiandra maya
Division:
Class:
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Gaussia
Range/Info: Palm native to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala
| --- | English Name: Marmalade box
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Huito, Jagua
Species: Genipa americana, G. americana, Synonyms: Genipa barbata Presl, Genipa brasiliana A.Rich., Genipa brasiliensis (Spreng.) Baill., Genipa caruto, Genipa codonocalyx Standl., Genipa excelsa K.Krause, Genipa grandifolia Pers., Genipa humilis Vell., Genipa oblongifolia Ruiz & Pav., Genipa oleosa Rojas, Genipa pubescens DC., Genipa venosa Standl.
Division:
Class:
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Genipa
Range/Info: Native to rainforests in northern South America, the Caribbean southern Mexico
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Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Guaiacum coulteri, G. coulteri
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Guaiacum
Range/Info: Native to Mexico
| --- | English Name: Holywood, Holywood Lignum-vitae
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Guaiacum sanctum, G. sanctum, Guaiacum guatemalense
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Guaiacum
Range/Info: Threatened species native to Southern Florida, the Bahamas, Central America, Greater Antilles
| --- | English Name: Logwood, Bloodwood
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Haematoxylum campechianum, H. campechianum
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Haematoxylum
Range/Info: Native to Southern Mexico and Northern Central America
| --- | English Name:
Spanish/Indigenous Name: majaguillo, majagua
Species: Heliocarpus americanus, H. americanus
Division:
Class:
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Heliocarpus
Range/Info: Native to mountain forests of Central America
| --- | English Name: White Leadtree, Jumbay, White Popinac
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Guaje
Species: Leucaena leucocephala, L. leucocephala, Synonyms: Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth., Mimosa glauca L., Acacia glauca Willd.
Division:
Class:
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Leucaena
Range/Info: Mimosoid tree native to Southern Mexico and Northern Central America
| --- | English Name: False tamarind
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Lysiloma latisiliquum, L. latisiliquum, Synonyms: Acacia bahamensis (Benth.) Griseb., Acacia latisiliqua (L.) Willd., Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis, Lysiloma bahamense Benth., Mimosa latisiliqua L.
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lysiloma
Range/Info: Native to southern Florida, The Bahamas, Caribbean, Southern Mexico, Nnorthern Central America
| --- | English Name: Mamey (also applied to other species)
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Magnolia guatemalensis, M. guatemalensis, Subspecies: M. guatemalensis guatemalensis, M. guatemalensis hondurensis
Division:
Class:
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Range/Info: Endangered species found in cloud forests of Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It is considered an indicator species of the cloud forest.
| --- | English Name: Manchineel Tree
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Mancanilla, Mancinella, Manzanilla
Species: Hippomane mancinella, H. mancinella
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Hippomane
Range/Info: One of the most poisonous trees in the world. Found near and on coastal beaches of Florida, the Bahamas, Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. This tree manufactures at least six kinds of toxins and all parts of the plant are dangerous. Don't touch it, don't stand under it in the rain, don't breath the smoke if it's burned. Toxins cause skin blistering and death.
| --- | English Name: Manilkara chicle
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Manilkara chicle, M. chicle; Synonyms: Achras chicle; Mopania chicle
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Range/Info: Tropical evergreen native to Central America. Found from Veracruz to northen Colombia.
| --- | English Name: Manilkara Zapota
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Sapodilla, Chico zapote
Species: Manilkara zapota, M. zapota; Synonyms: Achradelpha mammosa; Achras mammosa L.; Achras zapota L.; Achras zapotilla; Calocarpum mammosum; Lucuma mammosa; Manilkara achras; Manilkara zapotilla; Pouteria mammosa; Sapota zapotilla
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Range/Info: Native to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean. Now grown throughout Asia
| --- | English Name: Velvet tree, miconia, bush currant
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Miconia calvescens, M. calvescens
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Miconia
Range/Info: Native to Mexico, Central and South America
| --- | English Name: Jamaican cherry, Panama berry, Singapore cherry, Strawberry tree
Spanish/Indigenous Name: bolaina yamanaza, cacaniqua, capulín blanco, nigua, niguito, memizo or memiso
Species: Muntingia calabura, M. calabura
Division:
Class:
Order: Malvales
Family: Muntingiaceae
Genus: Muntingia
Range/Info: Native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and western South America.
| --- | English Name: Caribbean Pine
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Pinus caribaea, P. caribaea, Pinus caribaea hondurensis
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Range/Info: Native to Quintana Roo in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua.
| --- | English Name: Mexican White Pine
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Ayacahuite
Species: Pinus ayacahuite, P. ayacahuite
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Range/Info: Native mountainous areas of southern Mexico and western Central America, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, in cool to subtropical climate. Grows to 50m.
| --- | English Name: Plumeria obtusa
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Plumeria obtusa, P. obtusa
Division:
Class:
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Range/Info: Native to Greater Antilles, northern Central America, southern Mexico. More like a large shrub, growing to 8m.
| --- | English Name: Red Frangipani, Common Frangipani, Temple Tree, Plumeria
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Plumeria rubra, P. rubra
Division:
Class:
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Range/Info: Native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela.
| --- | English Name: Canistel
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Pouteria campechiana, P. campechiana; Synonym: Lucuma campechiana
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pouteria
Range/Info: Evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America.
| --- | English Name: Mamey sapote, Mamey
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Mamey, Sapote, Zapote, Mamey, Zapote Colorado, Zapote Rojo
Species: Pouteria sapota
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pouteria
Range/Info: Fruit tree native to southern Mexico. Cultivated in Central America, Caribbean, South Florida, South America.
| --- | English Name: Apple guava, Common guava
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Goiaba, Guayava
Species: Psidium guajava, P. guajava
Division:
Class:
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Psidium
Range/Info: Shrub / small fruit tree native to Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America. Invasive in Florida.
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Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Sabal mauritiiformis, S. mauritiiformis; Synonyms: Trithrinax mauritiiformis, Sabal coerulescens, Sabal nematoclada, Sabal allenii, Sabal morrisiana, Sabal glaucescens
Division:
Class:
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Sabal
Range/Info: Fan palm reaching 15-20m, found from Mexico to Venezuela, and Trinidad
| --- | English Name: Mexican Palmetto, Texas Palmetto, Texas Sabal Palm, Rio Grande Palmetto
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Palma de Mícharos
Species: Sabal mexicana, S.mexicana; Synonyms: Inodes exul, Inodes mexicana, Inodes texana, Sabal texana, S. guatemalensis
Division:
Class:
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Sabal
Range/Info: Palm native to North America. Found from Texas, throughout Mexico, to Central America. Grows to 12-18m.
| --- | English Name: Bonpland Willow
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Ahuejote, Sauce, Ahujote, Huejote
Species: Salix bonplandiana, S. bonplandiana
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Range/Info: Type of willow native to southern and southwest Mexico and Central Guatemala. Range almost identical as S. taxifolia.
| --- | English Name: Yewleaf, Yew-leaf Willow
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Salix taxifolia
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Range/Info: Type of willow native to southern and southwest Mexico and Central Guatemala. Range almost identical as S. bonplandiana.
| --- | English Name: Yagrumo macho
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Schefflera morototoni, S. morototoni; Synonyms: Didymopanax morototoni, Didymopanax morototoni var. angustipetalum, Panax morototoni, Sciadophyllum paniculatum
Division:
Class:
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Schefflera
Range/Info: Timber tree southern Mexico, Greater Antilles, Central and South America.
| --- | English Name: Saffron Plum
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Sideroxylon celastrinum, S. celastrinum; Synonyms: Bumelia angustifolia, Bumelia celastrina, Bumelia spiniflora
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Range/Info: Flowering plant in the sapodilla family, Sapotaceae. Native to Texas, Florida, Mexico, Central America, northern Venezuela and Colombia.
| --- | English Name: False Mastic
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Sideroxylon foetidissimum, S. foetidissimum
Division:
Class:
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Range/Info: Species of flowering plant in the chicle family, Sapotaceae. Native to Florida, the Caribbean, northern Central America.
| --- | English Name: Yellow mombin, hog plum, Spanish plum, gully plum, Ashanti plum, golden apple, Java plum
Spanish/Indigenous Name: jobo, cajá
Species: Spondias mombin, S. mombin
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Spondias
Range/Info: Species of flowering tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies.
| --- | English Name: American Sweetgum, Redgum, Alligator-wood
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Liquidambar styraciflua, L. styraciflua
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Altingiaceae
Genus: Liquidambar
Range/Info: Deciduous hardwood tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm southeastern USA, and cloud forests of southern Mexico and Guatemala. The spikey fruits are variously known as space bugs, monkey balls, bommyknockers, bir balls, gumballs, conkleberries, cukoo-bir, sticky balls.
| --- | English Name: Honduras Mahogany, Mexican Mahogany, Pacific Coast Mahogany
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Swietenia humilis, S. humilis
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia
Range/Info: Species of plant in the Meliaceae family. Found in Mexico and throughout Central America.
| --- | English Name: Big Leaf Mahogany, Big-leaf Mahogany, Bigleaf Mahogany, Brazilian Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, Large-leaved Mahogany, Sky Fruit, Tropical American Mahogany
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Swietenia macrophylla, S macrophylla
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia
Range/Info: Threatened species in the Meliaceae family found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela.
| --- | English Name: Montezuma Cypress
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Ahuehuete, Sabino
Species: Taxodium mucronatum, T. mucronatum
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Taxodium
Range/Info: Species of Taxodium native to much of Mexico, parts of Texas, Huehuetenango Department in Guatemala. This tree can become very large, growing to 40 meters, trunk of 1 to 3 meters, with some specimens to 11 meters trunk diameter.
| --- | English Name: Mexican yew
Spanish/Indigenous Name:
Species: Taxus globosa, T. globosa
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Range/Info: Endangered evergreen shrub, one of the eight species of yew. Mexican yew is rare, only known in a small number of locations in eastern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Grows to 4.6 meters and has large, sharp light green needles.
| --- | English Name: Cacao tree, cocoa tree
Spanish/Indigenous Name: cacao, kakaw, cacahuatl
Species: Theobroma cacao, T. cacao
Division:
Class:
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Theobroma
Range/Info: Small evergreen tree, 4-8m tall, in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to the deep tropical regions of the Americas from Mexico to the Amazon.
| --- | English Name: White sapote, sleep sapote
Spanish/Indigenous Name: cochitzapotl
Species: Casimiroa edulis, C. edulis
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Casimiroa
Range/Info: Tropical fruiting evergreen tree, 5-16m tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America.
| --- | English Name: Lime Prickly-Ash, Wild Lime
Spanish/Indigenous Name: Colima, Uña de Gato, Corriosa
Species: Zanthoxylum fagara, Z. fagara; Synonyms: Schinus fagara
Division:
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Range/Info: Species of flowering shrub growing to 7m, in the citrus family, Rutaceae, native to southern Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America as far south as Paraguay.
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