Dominica Botanic Gardens Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies

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	Albizia lebbek	Albizia, Woman's Tongue	Legum. Mimos.	Trop. America
40	Alstonia scholaris	Ditta Bark, Pulai	Apocynaceae	Trop. Asia
	Annona muricata	Soursop, Kowosol	Annonaceae	W.I., Trop. America
	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
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	Legum. Mimos.	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	French Oak	Bignoniaceae	Mexico to Ecuador
15	Chrysophyllum cainito	Star Apple, Caimite	Sapotaceae	Greater Antilles
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
49	*Entandrophragma angolense	Tiama	Meliaceae	W. Africa
13	Ficus benghalensis	Banyan Tree, Red Ficus	Moraceae	India
26	Haematoxylon campechianum	Campeche, Logwood	Legum. Caesalp.	Central America
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
-	Livistona chinensis	Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Fountain Palm	Arecaceae	South Japan, Taiwan, South 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
14	Pachira insignis	Wild Chestnut	Bombacaceae	Amazonia
-	Pandanus sp.	Screwpine	Pandanaceae	Trop. Asia
47	Peltophorum pterocarpum	Yellow Flamboyant	Legum. Caesalp.	Indo-Malaysia
	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
11	Roystonea oleracea	Royal Palm/Imperial Palm	Arecaceae	Caribbean
38	Sabinea carinalis	Bois Kwaib	Legum. Fabac.	Dominica
46	Samanea saman	Saman	Legum. Mimos.	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
39	Vitex divaricata	Bois Lezard, Huleumele	Verbenaceae	Trop. America

Shrubs

CODE	SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	ORIGIN
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	Legum. Mimos.	Lesser Antilles
-	Heliconia rostrata	Heliconia	Heliconiaceae	Trop. America
D	Ixora coccinea	Ixora	Rubiaceae	East Indies
G	Nerium oleander	Oleander	Apocynaceae	Mediterranean
B	Petrea volubilis	Blue Petrea	Verbenaceae	Lesser Antilles
-	Thunbergia grandiflora,	Thunbergia	Acanthaceae	India, E. Indies

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

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