Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies
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Dominica Botanic Gardens Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies |
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| Selected Trees & Shrubs Click on the scientific name of a plant to be taken to its photographs and description. (Plant numbers and letters refer to their location in the Gardens plan in the 1988 Guide. Plants with an asterisk (*) have not yet been researched.) |
| Trees |
| TREE # | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | FAMILY | ORIGIN |
| - | Acrocomia aculeata | Gru Gru Palm | Arecaceae/Palmae | C. & S. America |
| 17 | Adansonia digitata | Baobab | Bombacaceae | W. Africa |
| 48 | Afzelia xylocarpa | Makamong, Black Rosewood | Legum. Caesalp. | Trop. Asia |
| 36 | Albezia lebbek | Albizia, Woman's Tongue | Mimosaceae | Trop. America |
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Albizia niopoides | Caribbean Albizia | Mimosaceae | Trop. America |
| 40 | Alstonia scholaris | Ditta Bark, Pulai | Apocynaceae | Trop. Asia |
| - | Annona muricata | Soursop, Kowosol | Annonaceae | W.I., Trop. America |
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Annona reticulata | Custard Apple, Cashima | Annonaceae | West Indies |
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Araucaria heterophylla | Norfolk Island Pine | Araucariaceae | Norfolk Island |
| - | Artocarpus altitis | Breadfruit | Moraceae | Southeast Asia |
| - | Averrhoa carambola | Carambola, Star Fruit | Oxalidaceae | Indonesia |
| 19 | Azadiracta indica | Neem | Meliaceae | India |
| - | Bambusa spinosa | Spiny Bamboo | Poaceae | S.E. Asia |
| 6 | Bauhinia variegata | Orchid Tree | Legum. Caesalp. | S.E. Asia |
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Bombax ceiba | Bombax, Red Silk Cotton, Kapoc | Bombacaceae | S.E. Asia |
| 2 | Brownea coccinea | Brownea, Scarlet Flame Bean | Legum. Caesalp. | Trop. America |
| 35 | Bucida buceras | Antigua Whitewood | Combretaceae | Trop. America |
| 24 | Butea monosperma | Flame of the Forest | Legum. Fabac. | Indo-Malaysia |
| 18 | Caesalpinia punctata | Bridal Veil | Legum. Caesalp. | Venez., Caribb. |
| 34 | Calliandra surinamensis | Pink Calliandra, Pink Powderpuff | Mimosaceae | Trop. S. America |
| 1 | Cananga odorata | Ylang Ylang | Annonaceae | Tropical Asia |
| 31 | Cassia fistula | Golden Shower | Legum. Caesalp. | Trop. Asia |
| 16 | Cassia javanica | Pink Cassia, Apple Blossom | Legum. Caesalp. | Indo-Malaysia |
| 28 | Catalpa longissima | Haitian Catalpa, French Oak | Bignoniaceae | Mexico to Ecuador |
| 15 | Chrysophyllum cainito | Star Apple, Caimite | Sapotaceae | Greater Antilles |
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Cinnamomum verum | Cinnamon, Canelle | Lauraceae | Sri Lanka and S. India |
| 41 | Colvillea racemosa | Colville's Glory, Colvillea | Legum. Fabac. | Madagascar |
| 21 | Copaifera officinalis | Balsam | Legum. Caesalp. | S. America |
| - | Cordia sebestena | Geiger Tree, Spanish Cordia | Boraginaceae | W. I., Trop. America |
| 33 | Corypha umbraculifera | Talipot Palm/Century Palm | Arecaceae/Palmae | Ceylon, Malaba |
| 42 | Couroupita guianensis | Canon Ball Tree | Lecythidaceae | Trop. America |
| 5 | Cycas spp. | Sago Palm | Cycadaceae | Trop.Africa, Asia |
| 25 | Delonix regia | Flamboyant | Legum. Caesalp. | Madagascar |
| - | Dialium ovoideum | Velvet Tamarind | Legum. Fabac. | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Dillenia indica | Elephant Apple, Simpoh | Dilleniaceae | Indo-Malaysia |
| 43 | Diospyros sp. | False Ebony, Bishop's Heart | Ebenaceae | Africa |
| - | Dipterix odorata; | Tonka Bean, Cumaru | Legum. Fabac. | Cent/Nth S. America |
| - | Dypsis lutescens | Areca or Golden Cane Palm | Arecaceae | Madagascar |
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Elaeis guineensis | African Oil Palm, Oil Palm | Arecaceae/Palmae | Trop. West Africa |
| 49 | *Entandrophragma angolense | Tiama | Meliaceae | W. Africa |
| 13 | Ficus benghalensis | Banyan Tree, Red Ficus | Moraceae | India |
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Gmelina phillipensis; | Gmelina, Shrimp Plant, Parrot’s Beak | Verbenaceae | India, Philippines |
| 26 | Haematoxylon campechianum | Campeche, Logwood | Legum. Caesalp. | Central America |
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Hibiscus elatus | Blue Mahoe, Cuban Bast, Mahoe | Malvaceae. | Cuba, Jamaica |
| 37 | Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm | Arecaceae/Palmae | Mascarene Islands |
| - | Juniperus bermudiana | Bermuda Juniper | Cupressaceae | Bermuda |
| 7 | Kigelia africana | Sausage Tree | Bignoniaceae | W. Africa |
| - | Lagerstroemia speciosa | Queens Flower Tree | Lythraceae | India & S.E. Asia |
| - | Litchi chinensis | Litchi, Lychi, Litchee | Sapindaceae | South China |
| - | Livistona chinensis | Chinese Fan Palm | Arecaceae | Sth Japan, Taiwan, Sth China Sea Islands |
| - | Mangifera indica | Mango, Mangue | Anacardiaceae | Trop. Asia |
| 23 | Manilkara bidentata | Balata/Bullet Wood | Sapotaceae | Trop. America |
| 29 | Melaleuca linearifolia | Paper Bark | Myrtaceae | Trop. Asia |
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Morinda citrifolia | Noni, Pangkila | Rubiaceae | SE Asia |
| 14 | Pachira insignis | Wild Chestnut | Bombacaceae | Amazonia |
| - | Pandanus sp. | Screwpine | Pandanaceae | Trop. Asia |
| 47 | Peltophorum pterocarpum | Yellow Flamboyant | Legum. Caesalp. | Indo-Malaysia |
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Persia americana | Avocado, Alligator Pear, Pear, Zaboca | Lauraceae | Southern Mexico |
| - | Pimenta officinalis | Allspice, Pimento | Myrtaceae | Jamaica, C. America |
| 10 | Pinus caribaea | Caribbean Pine | Pinaceae | Honduras, S.E. USA, Cuba, Bahamas |
| 3 | Plumeria rubra | Frangipani | Apocynaceae | Trop-America |
| 9 | Podocarpus coriaceus | Resinier Montayne | Podocarpaceae | West Indies |
| 38 | Portea carinalis | Bois Kwaib | Legum. Fabac. | Dominica |
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Pritchardia pacifica | Fiji Fan Palm | Arecaceae | Tonga |
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Ravenala madagascariensis | Traveler’s Palm, Traveler’s Tree | Strelitziaceae | Madagascar |
| 11 | Roystonea oleracea | West Indian Royal Palm, Royal Palm | Arecaceae | Caribbean |
| 46 | Samanea saman | Saman | Mimosaceae | Mexico to Brazil |
| - | Saraca indica | Saraca | Legum. Caesalp. | Indo-Malaysia |
| 8 | Senna siamea | Siam Cassia | Legum. Caesalp. | S.E. Asia |
| 27 | Sideroxylon foetidissimum | Acomat, Wild Olive | Sapotaceae | West Indies |
| 12 | Spathodea campanulata | African Tulip | Bignoniaceae | W. Africa |
| 22 | Sterculia alata | Buddha Coconut | Sterculiaceae | India |
| 44 | Swietenia macrophylla | Large-leaf Mahogany | Meliaceae | Trop. America |
| 30 | Tabebuia rosea | Pink Poui, Poirier | Bignoniaceae | Mexico to Ecuador |
| 45 | Tectona grandis | Teak | Verbenaceae | S.E. Asia |
| 20 | Terminalia catappa | W. Indian Almond | Combretaceae | Pan Tropical |
| 32 | Thespesia populnea | Maho La Mer, Portia Tree | Malvaceae | Old World Tropics |
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Veitchia merrillii | Manila Palm, Christmas Palm | Arecaceae | Philippines |
| 39 | Vitex divaricata | Bois Lezard, Huleumele | Verbenaceae | Trop. America |
| Shrubs |
| CODE | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | FAMILY | ORIGIN |
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Acalypha hispida | Red Catstail, Chenelle Plant | Euphorbiaceae | SE Asia |
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Agave caribaeicola | Century Plant, Langue Boeuf | Agavaceae | West Indies |
| C | Allamanda cathartica | Allamanda | Apocynaceae | Brazil |
| - | Alpinia purpurata | Ginger Lilly, Red Ginger | Zingiberaceae | SE Asia |
| F | Bougainvillea glabra | Bougainvillea | Nyctaginaceae | Brazil |
| E | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Barbados Pride | Legum. Caesalp. | W. Indies? India? |
| A | Calliandra purpurea | Red Powderpuff, Ponpon Rouge | Mimosaceae | Lesser Antilles |
| - | Heliconia rostrata | Heliconia | Heliconiaceae | Trop. America |
| D | Ixora coccinea | Ixora | Rubiaceae | East Indies |
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Jatropha integerrima; | Peregrina | Euphobiaceae | Greater Antilles |
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Lagerstroemia indica | Crape Myrtle, Queen of Flowers | Lythraceae | China and SE Asia |
| G | Nerium oleander | Oleander | Apocynaceae | Mediterranean |
| B | Petrea volubilis | Blue Petrea | Verbenaceae | Lesser Antilles |
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Pitcairnia angustifolia | Zanana Falez, Batard Lapite | Bromeliaceae | South America |
| - | Thunbergia grandiflora, | Thunbergia | Acanthaceae | India, E. Indies |
| NOTE: Leguminosae (Legum.) Families: Caesalp. - Caesalpianeae, Mimos. - Mimosaceae, Fabac. - Fabaceae. |
| Plan of the Botanic Gardens Source: Dominica Forestry & Wildlife Division. Dominica's Botanic Gardens. Ministry of Agriculture, Dominica 1988 (Check Tree #s and Shrub letter Codes on the Plan to see their location) |
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