Plant List

A list of plants tagged along the trail at the Reserve, and some of their uses.

Note: click scientific name to see information and photos.

Tag # Scientific Name Common Name
1 Ateramnus lucidus crabwood, oysterwood
2 Bourreria succulenta pigeonberry
3 Jacquinia arborea torchwood
4 Coccoloba krugii wild-seagrape
5 Croton discolor maran, white maran
6 Lantana involucrata wild sage, lantana
7 Castela erecta goat-bush
8 Tabebuia heterophylla pink cedar
9 Leucaena leucocephala tantan, wild tamarind
10 Exostema caribaeum Caribbean princewood
11 Corchorus hirsutus jack-switch
12 Pisonia subcordata water mampoo, loblolly
13 Bursera simaruba gumbo-limbo, turpentine-tree, tourist tree
14 Eugenia rhombea eugenia
15 Acacia macracantha casha
16 Krugiodendron ferreum ironwood
17 Amyris elemifera torchwood
18 Capparis indica caper
19 Canella winterana wild cinnamon
20 Bumelia obovata breakbill
21 Adelia ricinella (none known)
22 Cordia alba white manjack
23 Laguncularia racemosa white mangrove
24 Sporobolus virginicus marsh grass, crab grass
25 Pluchea odorata cattle tongue, sweet scent
26 Conocarpus erectus buttonwood
27 Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane
28 Thespesia populnea haiti haiti
29 Batis maritima saltbush
30 Avicennia germinans black mangrove
31 Haematoxylum campechianum logwood casha
32 Tamarindus indica tamarind, tarmon
33 Capparis flexuosa limber caper
34 Pithecellobium unguis-cati bread and cheese
35 Panicum maximum Guinea grass
36 Hippomane manicella manchineel
37 Erithalis fruiticosa blacktorch
38 Argusia gnaphalodes sea lavender
39 Suriana maritima bay cedar
40 Ipomoea pes-caprae goatfoot, beach morning-glory
41 Scaevola plumieri half flower, inkberry
42 Borrichia arborescens sea ox-eye
43 Coccoloba uvifera sea grape
44 Caesalpinia bonduc gray nickers
45 Canavalia rosea beach pea, bay bean