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page 1Garden plants of Central America
Carica papaya
The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. Papaya is also the name of its fruit. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America. It is grown in several countries in regions with a tropical climate. In 2024, India was the leading producer, accounting for 36% of the world total.
Cocos nucifera
The coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can denote the whole coconut palm tree or the large hard fruit. Originally native to Central Indo-Pacific, they are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions.
Mimosa pudica
species of plant in the family Fabaceae
Passiflora
Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, and the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
Lantana camara
species of plant
Fuchsia
Fuchsia ( ) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees.
Cascabela thevetia
species of plant
Ipomoea purpurea
species of plant
Tecoma stans
species of plant
Passiflora quadrangularis
species of plant
Dracula
genus of plants
Cupressus lusitanica
species of plant
Selenicereus grandiflorus
species of plant
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
species of plant
Ageratum houstonianum
species of plant
Chrysobalanus icaco
species of plant
Tithonia diversifolia
species of flowering plant
Dieffenbachia seguine
species of plant
Equisetum giganteum
species of plant
Euphorbia tithymaloides
species of plant
Dolichandra unguis-cati
species of plant
Solandra maxima
species of plant
Lippia alba
species of plant
Piscidia piscipula
species of plant
Tithonia rotundifolia
Plant species of New World origin
Magnolia splendens
species of plant
Epidendrum radicans
species of plant
Lobelia laxiflora
species of plant
Epidendrum nocturnum
species of plant
Otatea acuminata
species of plant, Mexican weeping bamboo
Dicksonia sellowiana
species of plant
Galphimia glauca
species of plant
Cyathea delgadii
species of plant
Passiflora guatemalensis
species of plant
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
species of plant
Montanoa hibiscifolia
species of plant
Pedilanthus
Pedilanthus, the slipper spurges, was a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, now subsumed into the genus Euphorbia on the basis of phylogenic analysis in the early 2000s. The former genus is now referred to as the Pedilanthus clade or as '''Euphorbia sect. Crepidaria'. It includes 15 species, 14 of which are restricted to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Only one species (E. tithymaloides'') has a wide distribution, from the Florida to the West Indies and South America, and cultivated in all tropical regions with several cultivars.