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Selected Trees and 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
-

17

48

36

NEW

40

-

NEW

NEW


-

-

-

19

-

6

NEW

2

35

24

​18

34

​1


31

16

28

15

NEW

41

21

-

33

42

5

25

-

4

43

-

-

NEW

49

13

NEW

26

NEW

37

-

7

-

-

-

-

23

29

NEW

NEW


14

-

47

NEW

NEW


-

10

3

9

38

NEW

NEW

NEW


11

46

-

8

27

12

22

44

30

45

20

32

NEW

39
Acrocomia aculeata

Adansonia digitata

Afzelia xylocarpa

Albezia lebbek

​Albizia niopoides

​Alstonia scholaris

Annona muricata

​Annona reticulata

​Araucaria heterophylla

Artocarpus altilis

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Averrhoa carambola

Azadirachta indica

​Bambusa spinosa

Bauhinia variegata

Bombax ceiba

Brownea coccinea

Bucida buceras

Butea monosperma

Caesalpinia punctata

Calliandra surinamensis
​​
Cananga odorata

Cassia fistular

Cassia javanica

Catalpa longissima

Chrysophyllum cainito

Cinnamomum verum

​Colvillea racemosa

Copaifera officinalis

Cordia sebestena

Corypha umbraculifera

Couroupita guianensis

Cycas spp.

Delonix regia

Dialium ovoideum

Dillenia indica

Diospyros sp.

Dipterix odorata

Dypsis lutescens

Elaeis guineensis

​*Entandrophragma angolense

Ficus benghalensis

Gmelina phillipensis

Haematoxylon campechianum

Hibiscus elatus

​Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Juniperus bermudiana

​Kigelia africana

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Litchi chinensis

Livistona chinensis

Mangifera indica

Manilkara bidentata

Melaleuca linearifolia

Morinda citrifolia

Musa acuminata

​Pachira insignis

Pandanus sp.

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Persia americana

Phoenix reclinata

Pimenta officinalis

Pinus caribaea

Plumeria rubra

​Podocarpus coriaceus

Portea carinalis

Pritchardia pacifica

Ravenala madagascariensis

Rhapis excelsa

​Roystonea oleracea

​Samanea saman

​Saraca indica

​Senna siamea

Sideroxylon foetidissimum

​Spathodea campanulata

Sterculia alata

Swietenia macrophylla

​Tabebuia rosea

​Tectona grandis

Terminalia catappa

Thespesia populnea

Veitchia merrillii

Vitex divaricata
​​
​​Gru Gru Palm

​Baobab

​Makamong, Black Rosewood

​Albizia, Woman's Tongue

​Caribbean Albizia

​Ditta Bark, Pulai

​Soursop, Kowosol

​Custard Apple, Cashima

​Norfolk Island Pine

Breadfruit

Jackfruit, Jacktree

​Carambola, Star Fruit

​Neem

​Spiny Bamboo

​Orchid Tree

​Bombax, Red Silk Cotton, Kapoc

​Brownea, Scarlet Flame Bean

​Antigua Whitewood

​Flame of the Forest

​Bridal Veil

​Pink Calliandra, Pink Powderpuff
​

​​Ylang Ylang

​Golden Shower

​Pink Cassia, Apple Blossom

​Haitian Catalpa, French Oak

​Star Apple, Caimite

​Cinnamon, Canelle

​Colville's Glory, Colvillea

​Balsam

​Geiger Tree, Spanish Cordia

​Talipot Palm/Century Palm

​Canon Ball Tree

​Sago Palm

​Flamboyant

​Velvet Tamarind

​Elephant Apple, Simpoh

​False Ebony, Bishop's Heart

​Tonka Bean, Cumaru

​Areca or Golden Cane Palm

​African Oil Palm, Oil Palm

​Tiama

​Banyan Tree, Red Ficus

Gmelina, Shrimp Plant, Parrot's Beak

Campeche, Logwood

​Blue Mahoe, Cuban Bast, Mahoe

​Bottle Palm

​Bermuda Juniper

​Sausage Tree

Queens Flower Tree

Litchi, Lychi, Litchee

​Chinese Fan Palm

​Mango, Mangue

​Balata/Bullet Wood

​Paper Bark

​Noni, Pangkila

​Banana, Lacatan

​Wild Chestnut

​Screwpine

​Yellow Flamboyant

​Avocado, Alligator Pear, Pear, Zaboca

​Senegal Date Palm, Wild Date Palm

​Allspice, Pimento

​Caribbean Pine

​Frangipani

​Resinier Montayne

​Bois Kwaib

​Fiji Fan Palm

​Traveler's Palm, Traveler's Tree

​Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm

​West Indian Royal Palm, Royal Palm

​Saman

​Saraca

​Siam Cassia

​Acomat, Wild Olive

​African Tulip

​Buddha Coconut

​Large-leaf Mahogany

​Pink Poui, Poirier

​Teak

​W. Indian Almond

​Maho La Mer, Portia Tree

​Manila Palm, Christmas Palm

​Bois Lezard, Huleumele
Arecaceae/Palmae

Bombacacea

Legum. Caesalp

Mimosaceae

Mimosaceae

Apocynaceae

Annonaceae

Annonaceae

Araucariaceae

​Moraceae

Moraceae

Oxalidaceae

Meliaceae

Poaceae

Legum. Caesalp

Bombacaceae

Legum. Caesalp.

Combretaceae

Legum. Fabac.​

Legum. Caesalp.

​Mimosaceae
​
Annonaceae


​Legum. Caesalp.

​Legum. Caesalp.

Bignoniaceae

Sapotaceae

Lauraceae

Legum. Fabac.

Legum. Caesalp

Boraginaceae

Arecaceae/Palmae

Lecythidaceae

Cycadaceae

​Legum. Caesalp

​Legum. Fabac.

Dilleniaceae

Ebenaceae

Legum. Fabac.

Arecaceae

Arecaceae/Palmae

Meliaceae

Moraceae

Verbenaceae

Legum. Caesalp

​Malvaceae

Arecaceae/Palmae

Cupressaceae

Bignoniaceae

Lythraceae

Sapindaceae

​Arecaceae

Anacardiaceae

Sapotaceae

Myrtaceae

Rubiaceae

Musaceae

Bombacaceae

Pandanaceae

Legum. Caesalp.

Lauraceae

Arecaceae/Palmae

Myrtaceae

Pinaceae

Apocynaceae

Podocarpaceae

Legum. Fabac.

Arecaceae

Strelitziaceae

​Arecaceae

​Arecaceae

Mimosaceae

​Legum. Caesalp.

Legum. Caesalp.

Sapotaceae

​Bignoniaceae

​Sterculiaceae

​Meliaceae

Bignoniaceae

Verbenaceae

Combretaceae

Malvaceae

Arecaceae

Verbenaceae
​​
​​C. & S. America

​W. Africa

​Trop. Asia

​Trop. America

​Trop. America

​Trop. Asia

​W.I., Trop. America

​West Indies

​Norfolk Island

​Southeast Asia

​SW India

Indonesia

​India

​S.E. Asia

​S.E. Asia

​S.E. Asia

Trop. America

​Trop. America

​Indo-Malaysia

​Venez., Caribb.

​Trop. S. America
​

​​Tropical Asia

​Tropical Asia

​Indo-Malaysia

Mexico to Ecuador

​Greater Antilles

​Sri Lanka and S. India

​Madagascar

​S. America

​W. I., Trop. America

​Ceylon, Malaba

​Trop. America

​Trop.Africa, Asia

​Madagascar

​Sri Lanka

​Indo-Malaysia

​Africa

​Cent/Nth S. America

Madagascar

​Trop. West Africa

​W. Africa

​India

India, Philippines

​Central America

​Cuba, Jamaica

​Mascarene Islands

​Bermuda

​W. Africa

​India & S.E. Asia

​South China

​Sth Japan, Taiwan, Sth China Sea Islands

​Trop. Asia

​Trop. America

​Trop. Asia

​S.E. Asia

​S.E. Asia

​Amazonia

​Trop. Asia

​Indo-Malaysia

​Southern Mexico

​Tropical Africa

​Jamaica, C. America

​Honduras, S.E. USA, Cuba, Bahamas

​Trop. America

​West Indies

​Dominica

​Tonga

​Madagascar

​S. China

​Caribbean

​Mexico to Brazil

​Indo-Malaysia

​S.E. Asia

​West Indies

​W. Africa

​India

​Trop. America

​Mexico to Ecuador

​S.E. Asia

​Pan Tropical

​Old World Tropics

Philippines

​Trop. America

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Shrubs

CODE
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
FAMILY
ORIGIN
​NEW

​​NEW


C

-

F

E

A

-

​D

NEW

NEW


G

B

NEW

_
​​Acalypha hispida
 
​​Agave caribaeicola

​​Allamanda cathartica

​​Alpinia purpurata
​
​​Bougainvillea glabra

​​Caesalpinia pulcherrima

​​Calliandra purpurea

​​Heliconia rostrata

​​Ixora coccinea

​Jatropha integerrima
​
​​Lagerstroemia indica

​Nerium oleander
​
​Petrea volubilis

​​Pitcairnia angustifolia

Thunbergia grandiflora
​​​Red Catstail, Chenelle Plant

​Century Plant, Langue Boeuf
 
​​Allamanda

​Ginger Lilly, Red Ginger

​Bougainvillea

​Barbados Pride

​​​Red Powderpuff, Ponpon Rouge

​Heliconia

​​Ixora

​Peregrina

​Crape Myrtle, Queen of Flowers

​Oleander

​​Blue Petrea

​Zanana Falez, Batard Lapite

Thunbergia
​​Euphorbiaceae
 
​​Agavaceae

​Apocynaceae

​Zingiberaceae

​​Nyctaginaceae

​​Legum. Caesalp.

​​Mimosaceae

Heliconiacea

​​Rubiaceae

​​Euphobiaceae

​​Lythraceae

​Apocynaceae

​​Verbenaceae

​​Bromeliaceae

​​Acanthaceae
​​SE Asia

​​West Indies

​​Brazil

​​SE Asia

​​​Brazil

​​W. Indies? India?

​​​Lesser Antilles

​​​Trop. America

​​East Indies

​Greater Antilles

​​China and SE Asia

​Mediterranean

​Lesser Antilles

​​South America

India, E. Indies

​NOTE: Leguminosae (Legum.) Families: Caesalp. - Caesalpianeae, Mimos. - Mimosaceae, Fabac. - Fabaceae.

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Plan of the Botanic Gardens & Getting There

​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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​​Gardens Introduction

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Preface - How it Began
Introduction to Website
A Brief History
Plan of Gardens 
Contemporary Commentary​
​Trees, Shrubs, Birds

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​
Selected Trees and Shrubs
Medicinal Plants
​
Gardens Activities
  Florida's Fairchild Garden
Parrot/Animal Sanctuary
Birds of the Gardens
Garden Views

​
​
Three Virtual Tours
Panoramic Views Today
Early Panoramic Views
 
Hurricane David's Ravages
Future Developments
Curators/Administrators
Reports and Documents
  
Getting Involved
Related Links
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​

Honorees
Island Scholars
Cabinet Photos
​​Treasures of the Cathedral

​Diaspora Policy Paper
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