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  Plant Speciesfound at Hacienda Baru |
-- TREES --
(Bold Type = Non-native Species)
| Nombre - Common Name | Scientific Name | Family |
| Cenizaro Macho | Albizzia guachapele | Fabaceae: Mim |
| Name? (Teardrop Arilate Fruit) | Allophylus psilospermus | Sapindaceae |
| Cacao Silvestre, Wild Cocoa | Amphitecna latifolia | Bigoniaceae |
| Espavél, Wild Cashew | Anacardium excelsum | Anacardiaceae |
| Soncoya, Pond Apple | Annona purpurea | Annonaceae |
| Guanábana Silvestre | Annona glabra | Annonaceae |
| Peine de Mico, Monkey's Comb | Apeiba membranacea | Tiliaceae |
| Peine de Mico, Monkey's Comb | Apeiba tibourbou | Tiliaceae |
| Manglillo | Aspidosperma cruentum | Apocynaceae |
| Mangle Salado, Black Mangrove | Avicennia germinans | Verbenaceae |
| Lechillo, Ojoche Macho | Batocarpus costaricensis | Moraceae |
| Coronillo | Bellusia sp. | Melastomaceae |
| Achiote, Anatto | Bixia sp. | Bixaceae |
| Palo de Agua | Bravaisia integerrima | Acanthaceae |
| Lechoso,Vaco, Cow Tree | Brosimum utile | Moraceae |
| Ojoche | Brosimum alicastrum | Moraceae |
| Indio Desnudo, Gumbo-limbo | Bursera simaruba | Burseraceae |
| Maria | Calophyllum brasiliense | Clusiaceae |
| Ilang-Ilang | Cananga odoratum | Annonaceae |
| Papaya Silvestre, Wild Papaya | Carica pennata | Caricaceae |
| Ajo, Butternut Tree | Caryocar costaricense | Caryocaraceae |
| Carao | Cassia grandis | Fabaceae: Caes. |
| Guarumo, Trumpet Tree | Cecropia insignis | Cecropiaceae |
| Guarumo Morado | Cecropia peltata | Cecropiaceae |
| Cedro Amargo | Cedrela odorata | Meliaceae |
| Ceiba, Kapok, Silk Cotton Tree | Ceiba pentandra | Bombacaceae |
| Yema de Huevo | Chimarrhis latifolia | Rubiaceae |
| Mora Amarilla | Chlorophora tinctoria | Moraceae |
| Mangle Mariquita, Buttonwood | Conocarpus erecta | Combretaceae |
| Laurel | Cordia alliodora | Boraginaceae |
| Muñeco, Freijo | Cordia collococa | Boraginaceae |
| Jícaro, Calabash | Crescentia cujete | Bigoniaceae |
| Raspaguacal | Curatella americana | Dilleniaceae |
| Wild Tree Tomatoe | Cyphomandra hartwegii | Solanaceae |
| Malinche | Delonix regia | Fabaceae: Caes. |
| Fosforillo, Growing Stick | Dendropanax arboreus | Araliaceae |
| Iguano | Dilodendron costaricense | Sapindaceae |
| Guachipelín | Diphysa robinioides | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Guanacaste | Enterolobium cyclocarpum | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Poró Cimarrón | Erythrina costaricensis | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Poró | Erythrina glauca | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Name? (Cocaine Genus) | Erythroxylum sp. | Erythroxylaceae |
| Higuillo, Wild Fig (epiphyte) | Ficus oerstediana | Moraceae |
| Chilamate, Wild Fig | Ficus tonduzii | Moraceae |
| Higueron, Wild Fig | Ficus werckleana | Moraceae |
| Guatíl | Genipa americana | Rubiaceae |
| Guácimo Blanco | Geothalsia meiantha | Tiliaceae |
| Madero Negro | Gliricidia sepium | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Pocora | Guarea sp. | Meliaceae |
| Guácimo, Bastard Cedar | Guazuma ulmifolia | Sterculiaceae |
| Cacao de Mico, Monkey Cocoa | Herrania purpurea | Sterculiaceae |
| Zapatero, Pilón | Hieronyma oblonga | Euphorbiaceae |
| Manzanillo, Manchineel | Hippomane mancinella | Euphorbiaceae |
| Garrapatillo | Hiratella americana | Chrysobalanceae |
| Javillo, Sandbox Tree | Hura crepitans | Euphorbiaceae |
| Guapinól, Stinking Toe | Hymenaea courbaril | Fabaceae: Caes. |
| Guabo Colorado | Inga coruscans | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Cuajiniquil Negro | Inga marginata | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Guabo de Estero | Inga multijuga | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Guabo Machete | Inga spectabilis | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Name? (Palicouria-like) | Isertia haenkeana | Rubiaceae |
| Espinudo, Lagarto Negro | Lacmellea panamensis | Apocynaceae |
| Mangle Blanco, White Mangrove | Laguncularia racemosa | Combretaceae |
| Camarón | Licania operculipetala | Chrysobalanceae |
| Sonsapote | Licania platypus | Chrysobalanceae |
| Chaperno | Lonchocarpus sp. | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Guácimo Colorado | Luehea seemannii | Tiliaceae |
| Canilla de Mula | Miconia spp. | Melastomaceae |
| Alcornoque | Mora megistosperma | Fabaceae: Caes. |
| Capulín Blanco | Muntingia calabura | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Name? (Small Tree) | Myriocarpa longipes | Urticaceae |
| Quizarrá, Sweetwood | Nectandra spp. | Lauraceae |
| Balsa | Ochroma pyramidale | Bombacaceae |
| Ira | Ocotea spp. | Lauraceae |
| Nene Panza Negra | Ormosia velutina | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Mangle Pinuela, Tea Mangrove | Pelliciera rizophorae | Theaceae |
| Anisillo, Anise Piper | Piper auritum | Piperaceae |
| Ardilla | Pithecelobium arboreum | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Sota Caballo | Pithecelobium longifolium | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Ajillo, Yellow Saman | Pithecelobium macradenium | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Cenízaro, Raintree | Pithecelobium saman | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Guayabo de Mico | Posoqueria latifolia | Rubiaceae |
| Mastate | Poulsenia armata | Moraceae |
| Chumico, Lija | Pourouma aspera | Cecropiaceae |
| Nispero | Pouteria spp. | Sapotaceae |
| Tostado | Protium panamense | Burseraceae |
| Ceibo Barrigón | Pseudobombax septenatum | Bombacaceae |
| Cuajada Amarillo, Sange de Gallo | Pterocarpus hayesi | Fabaceae: Pap |
| Molenillo | Quararibea sp. | Bombacaceae |
| Hombre Geande | Quassia amara | Simaroubaceae |
| Mangle Colorado, Red Mangrove | Rhizophora mangle | Rhizophoraceae |
| Yos | Sapium sp. | Euphorbiaceae |
| Gallinazo, Quamwood | Schizolobium parahybum | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Aceituno, Bitterwood | Simarouba amara | Simaroubaceae |
| Terciopela | Sloanea sp. | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Jobo, Wild Plum | Spondias mombin | Anacardiaceae |
| Huevos de Caballo | Stemmadenia donnell-smithii | Apocynaceae |
| Panamá | Sterculia apetala | Sterculiaceae |
| Cerillo | Symphonia globulifera | Clusiaceae |
| Roble de Sabana | Tabebuia rosea | Bignoniaceae |
| Alazán | Tachigalia guianensis | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Almendro, Indian Almond | Terminalia catappa | Combretaceae |
| Canfín, Copal | Tetragastris panamensis | Burseraceae |
| Name? (Medium Tree) | Tocoyena sp. | Rubiaceae |
| Name? (Small Tree) | Tovomitopsis glauca | Clusiaceae |
| Jucó | Trema integerrima | Ulmaceae |
| Name? (Medium Tree) | Turpinia occidentalis | Staphyleaceae |
| Fruta Dorada, Wild Nutmeg | Virola spp. | Myristicaceae |
| Achiotillo, Bloodwood | Vismia baccifera | Clusiacea |
| Cuajada, Manú Plátano | Vitex cooperi | Verbenaceae |
| Mayo Colorado, Botarrama | Vochysia ferruginea | Vochysiaceae |
| Name? (Poinsetta-like Tree) | Warszewiczia coccinea | Rubiaceae |
| Majagua | Xylopia frutescens | Annonaceae |
| Name? (Forked-spine Tree) | Xylosma sp. | Flacourtiaceae |
| Lagarto, Aligator Tree | Zanthoxylum spp. | Rutaceae |
-- TREES PLANTED FOR LUMBER --
| Nombre - Common Name | Scientific Name | Family |
| Tasmanian Blackwood | Acacia mangium | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Ron Ron | Astronium graveolens | Anacardiaceae |
| Pochote, Spiny Cedar | Bombacopsis quinatum | Bombacaceae |
| Cocobolo, Rosewood | Dalbergia retusa | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Gmelina | Gmelina arborea | Verbenaceae |
| Leucaena | Leucaena leucocephala | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Caoba, Mahogany | Swietenia macrophylla | Meliaceae |
| Teca, Teak | Tecona grandis | Verbenaceae |
-- PLANTED FRUIT TREES --
| Nombre - Common Name | Scientific Name | Family |
| Marañon, Cashew | Anacardium occidentale | Anacardiaceae |
| Guanábana, Soursop | Annona muricata | Annonaceae |
| Castaña, Jackfruit | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Moraceae |
| Carambola, Star Fruit | Averrhoa carambola | Oxalidaceae |
| Papaya | Carica papaya | Caricaceae |
| Limón Acido, Lime | Citrus aurantifolia | Rutaceae |
| Naranja Agria, Sour Orange | Citrus aurantium | Rutaceae |
| Limón Dulce, Sweet Lemon | Citrus limeta | Rutaceae |
| Toronja, Grapefruit | Citrus paradisi | Rutaceae |
| Mandarina, Tangarine | Citrus reticulata | Rutaceae |
| Naranja, Orange | Citrus sinensis | Rutaceae |
| Zapote | Diospyros ebenaster | Sapotaceae |
| Manzana Rosa, Rose Apple | Eugenia jambos | Myrtaceae |
| Mango | Mangifera indica | Anacardiaceae |
| Mamón, Chinese Lime | Melicocca bijuga | Sapindaceae |
| Aguacate, Avocado | Persea americana | Lauraceae |
| Guayaba, Guava | Psidium guajava | Myrtaceae |
| Jocote | Spondias purpurea | Anacardiaceae |
| Tamarindo | Tamarindus indica | Fabaceae: Caes. |
| Cacao, Cocoa Tree | Theobroma cacao | Sterculiaceae |
-- PALMS AND RELATED PLANTS --
| Nombre - Common Name | Scientific Name | Family |
| Coyol | Acrocomia vinifera | Arecaceae |
| Pejivalle, Peachnut Palm | Bactris gasipaes | Arecaceae |
| Uvita, Viscoyol | Bactris spp. | Arecaceae |
| Cola de Gallo, Rooster Tail Palm | Calyptrogyne sp. | Arecaceae |
| Palma de Sombrero, Hat Palm | Carludovica plamata | Cyclanthaceae |
| Coco, Coconut Palm | Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae |
| Caña de Indio, Indian Cane | Cordyline terminalis | Liliaceae |
| Palma Jardinera, Garden Cycad | Cycas revoluta | Cycadaceae |
| Split-leafed Cyclanthus | Cyclanthus bipartitus | Cyclanthaceae |
| Rattan Palm | Desmoncus sp. | Arecaceae |
| Corozo, Native Oil Palm | Elaeis oleifera | Arecaceae |
| Súrtuba | Geonoma sp. | Arecaceae |
| Palma Real, Royal Palm | Scheelea rostrata | Arecaceae |
| Chonta, Walking Palm | Socratea durissima | Arecaceae |
| Itabo, Yucca | Yucca elephantipes | Liliaceae |
-- OTHER PLANTS --
| Nombre - Common Name | Scientific name | Family |
| Negra Forra, Marsh Fern | Acrostichum aureum | Polypodiaceae |
| Piñuela, Spiny Bromeliad | Aechmea magdalenea | Bromeliaceae |
| Hoja de Sen, Malinche Bush | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Fabaceae; Caes. |
| Escalera de Mono, Monkey Ladder | Bauhinia glabra | Fabaceae; Caes. |
| Hoja de Sal, Rattlesnake Plant | Calathea insignis | Marantaceae |
| Hook-spined Liana | Celtis iquanaea | Ulmaceae |
| Icacos | Chrysobalanus icaco | Chrysobalanceae |
| Caña Agria, Wild Ginger | Costus spp. | Costaceae |
| Lirio de Agua, Water Hyacinth | Eichornia crassipes | Pontederiaceae |
| Caña Brava, Wild Cane | Gynerium sagittatum | Gramineae |
| Platanillo I, Wild Plantain | Heliconia latispatha | Heliconiaceae |
| Platanillo II, Wild Plantain | Heliconia imbricata | Heliconiaceae |
| Platanillo III, Wild Plantain | Heliconia mariae | Heliconiaceae |
| Platanillo IV, Wild Plantain | Heliconia pogonantha | Heliconiaceae |
| Platanillo V, Wild Plantain | Heliconia longiflora | Heliconiaceae |
| Platanillo VI, Wild Plantain | Heliconia wagneriana | Heliconiaceae |
| Amapola, Hibiscus | Hibiscus mutabilis | Malvaceae |
| Majagua, Sea Hibiscus | Hibiscus tiliaceus | Malvaceae |
| Pudre Oreja, Morning Glory | Ipomoea trifida | Convolvulaceae |
| Cinco Negritos, Lantana | Lantana camara | Verbenaceae |
| Paste, Loofahs Sponge | Luffa sp. | Cucurbitaceae |
| Climbing-Fern | Lygodium sp. | Schizaeaceae |
| Copa de Miel Liana | Maripa nicaraguensis | Convolvulaceae |
| Dormilona | Mimosa pigra | Fabaceae: Mim. |
| Ojo de Buey, Bull's Eye Liana | Mucuna mutisiana | Fabaceae: Pap. |
| Granadilla, Red Passion Flower | Passiflora vitifolia | Passifloraceae |
| Rain-Forest Cucumber | Psiguria sp. | Cucurbitaceae |
| Higuerilla, Castor Bean | Ricinus communis | Euphorbiaceae |
| Zarzaparilla, Greenbriar Liana | Smilax sp. | Smilacaceae |
| Rabo de Mico, Tree Fern | Sphaeropteris sp. | Cyatheaceae |
--ORCHIDS --
This is a list of some of the orchids in our orchid garden. It contains both native and non-native species. There are about 75 species but we have yet to identify them all.
Aspasia epidendroides Gongora armeniaca
Auliza stamfordianum Gongora quinquenervis
Brassavola nodosa Gongora sp.
Brassia caudata Hexisea bidentata
Brassia gireoudiana Lepanthopsis sp.
Catasetum maculatum Lockhartia sp.
Catasetum sp. Maxillaria sp.
Cattleya skinneri Mormodes sp.
Cattleya sp. Nidema boothii
Clowesia warcszewitzii Oncidium ascendens
Cynoches chlorochylon Oncidium cabagre
Dendrobium nobile Oncidium vaueri
Dichaea panamensis Oncidium sp.
Dimerandra emarqinata Pescatorea sp.
Encyclia ceratistes Pleurotallis sp.
Encyclia mooreana Scaphyglottis crurigera
Epidendrum cochleatum Sobralia macrantha
Epidendrum diforme Sobralia sp.
Epidendrum fragrans Stanhopea cirrhata
Epidendrum nocturnon Stanhopea wardii
Epidendrum schlechterianum Trichopilia marginata
Epidendrum schumanianum Trigonidium egertonianum
Epidendrum stenopetalum Xylobium variegatum
Epidendrum sp.