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Aguacate
The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas, with archaeological evidence of early human avocado use dating back thousands of years across various regions of Central and South America. It was prized for its large and unusually oily fruit. The native range of avocado (Persea americana) extends from Mexico to Peru, encompassing much of Central America and parts of northern and western South America.
Pouteria campechiana
synonym of Lucuma campechiana
White sapote
species of tree
Annona purpurea
species of Annona
Annona montana
edible fruit and medicinal plant in Central America
Tabebuia rosea
species of plant
Cassia grandis
species of plant
Ulmus mexicana
species of plant
Crescentia alata
species of plant
Virola surinamensis
species of plant
Quercus copeyensis
species of plant
Cavanillesia platanifolia
species of plant
Wild Cashew
species of plant
Minquartia guianensis
Minquartia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Olacaceae family containing the single species Minquartia guianensis (also called black manwood or huambula). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Podocarpus oleifolius
species of plant
Quararibea funebris
species of plant
Apeiba tibourbou
species of plant
Swietenia humilis
species of plant
Sambucus peruviana
species of plant
Magnolia poasana
species of plant
Erythroxylum macrophyllum
species of plant
Chamaedorea costaricana
species of plant
Alzatea
Alzatea verticillata is a small flowering tree, native to the Neotropics. It inhabits moist submontane forests from Costa Rica and Panama in Central America south to Peru and Bolivia in tropical South America. It is the sole species of genus Alzatea and family Alzateaceae.
Sebastiania pavoniana
species of plant
Pachira quinata
species of plant
Vachellia cornigera
species of plant
Quercus tonduzii
species of plant
Morus insignis
species of plant
Escallonia myrtilloides
species of plant
Terminalia amazonia
species of plant
Juglans olanchana
species of plant
Raphia taedigera
species of plant
Alfaroa costaricensis
species of plant
Aspidosperma spruceanum
species of plant
Erythrochiton gymnanthus
species of plant
Malvaviscus palmanus
species of plant
Heliocarpus americanus
species of plant
Prunus subcorymbosa
species of plant
Magnolia gloriensis
species of plant
Persea caerulea
species of plant
Styrax peruvianus
species of plant
Manilkara spectabilis
species of plant
Anthodiscus chocoensis
species of plant
Saurauia montana
species of plant
Quararibea asterolepis
species of plant
Pouteria juruana
species of plant
Otoba novogranatensis
species of plant
Celtis schippii
species of plant
Escallonia paniculata
species of plant
Jacaranda caucana
species of plant
Sapranthus palanga
species of plant
Ficus yoponensis
species of plant
Poulsenia
Poulsenia is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Moraceae. The only species is Poulsenia armata, native to rainforests from Mexico south to Bolivia.
Salacia petenensis
species of plant
Cabralea
Cabralea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. It has one species, Cabralea canjerana. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Meliosma vernicosa
species of plant