WOODY PLANTS
of Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Yucatán, México

 SHORTCUTS TO IMPORTANT GROUPS: 
  BEAN FAMILY | MANGROVES | PALMS 
BEAN FAMILY (Fabaceae):

Leaves entire or 1-pinnate: once-pinnate leaf

Leaves 2- or 3-pinnate: twice-pinnate leaf

  • Bec (Ehretia tinifolia)
  • Bourreria (Bourreria pulchra)
  • Bravaisia (Bravaisia berlandieriana)
  • Calabash-tree (Crescentia cujeta)
  • Capulín (Trema micrantha)
  • Cedro (Cedrela odorata)
  • Ceiba (Ceiba pentandra)
  • Ceiba, "Schott's" (Ceiba schottii)
  • Chromolaena (Chromolaena laevigata)
  • Ciricote (Cordia dodecandra)
  • Congo Mahoe (Hibiscus clypeatus)
  • Cotton, Upland (Gossypium hirsutum)
  • Croton (Croton peraeruginosus)
  • Croton, "Chichen" (Croton cf. chichenensis)
  • Crucillo (Randia obcordata)
  • Cudjoe-wood (Bonellia macrocarpa)
  • Enriquebeltrania crenatifolia
  • Euphorbia, Tree (Euphorbia schlechtendalii)
  • Fiddlewood (Vitex gaumeri)
  • Fig, Red-fruited (Ficus ovalis)
  • Fig, Wild (Ficus maxima)
  • Frangipani, Wild (Plumeria obtusa)
  • Guaya, Wild (Talisia oliviformis)
  • Gullfeed (Scaevola plumieri)
  • Gumbo-Limbo (Bursera simaruba)
  • Gymnopodium floribundum
  • Heliocarpus donnell-smithii
  • Icaco (Chrysobalanus icaco)
  • Luehea speciosa
  • Mala Mujer (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)
  • Mala Mujer (Cnidoscolus sousae)
    • Mangroves:
  • Mexican Ponytail (Beaucarnea pliabilis)
  • Mistletoe, Tropical (Struthanthus cassythoides)
  • Mora (Chlorophora tinctoria)
  • Necklacepod (Sophora tomentosa)
  • Neomillspaughia emarginata
    • PALMS:
  • Papaya, Wild (Carica papaya)
  • Pepper, Rough-leaved (Piper amalago)
  • Pigeonberry (Rivina humilis)
  • Pixoy (Guazuma ulmifolia)
  • Pochote (Ceiba aesculifolia)
  • Podopterus mexicanus)
  • Poisonwood (Metopium brownei)
  • Pomol Ché (Jatropha gaumeria)
  • Portia (Thespesia populnea)
  • Princewood (Exostema caribaeum)
  • Pull-back-and-hold (Pisonia aculeata)
  • Randia (Randia longiloba)
  • Saltwort (Batis maritima)
  • Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
  • Seablite (Suaeda linearis)
  • Seagrapes (Coccoloba uvifera)
  • Sea-Lavender (Tournefortia graphalodes)
  • Seaside Oxeye (Borrichia arborescens)
  • Scarlet-Bush (Hamelia patens)
  • Silk Cottontree (Cochlospermum vitifolium)
  • Snakebark (Colubrina arborescens)
  • Snakewood (Colubrina elliptica)
  • Snowberry (Chiococca alba)
  • Su-tut (Helicteres guazumifolia)
  • Sweet Mangrove (Maytenus phyllanthoides)
  • Tree Daisy (Montanoa atriplicifolia)
  • Trixis (Trixis inula)
  • Tulipán (Malvaviscus arboreus)
  • Vining Bush Morning-Glory (Ipomoea carnea ssp carnea)
  • Wild Oregano (Lippia graveolens)
  • Wild Sage (Lantana camara)
  • Wolfberry (Lycium carolinianum)
  • Yellow-Oleander, "Wild" (Thevetia gaumeri)