This guide gathers the 84 kinds of trees recorded within about 25 km of the village, most of them on iNaturalist. Growth form, habitat and native status come from CONABIO (Enciclovida), Kew (WCVP) and regional floras. Tap a photo for the species page.
In flower in
Plants on this page usually seen in flower this month, from iNaturalist records in Mexico.
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Know before you touch
These plants on this page are poisonous or harmful. Each one links to its warnings in the medicinal plants guide.
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How many flower each month
Number of species on this page seen in flower each month (51 with enough records). Red bar: this month.
84 species
Every species
Months in flower (January to December), from iNaturalist records in MexicoMedicinal documented usesEdible documented food uses⚠ poisonous or harmful
Beach and dunes (8)
Mangrove and lagoon (5)
Rivers and wet ground (2)
Dry forest (48)
Roadsides and open ground (6)
Gardens, yards and streets (12)
Habitat not recorded (3)
Each species appears once, under the first habitat the sources record for it. Photos are from iNaturalist under their licenses.
Photo credits (84, iNaturalist)
- African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata): symbiiotica, CC-BY-NC
- Astianthus viminalis (Astianthus viminalis): daniel_brito, CC-BY-NC
- Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans): ana_ozomahtli, CC-BY-NC
- Brasiletto (Haematoxylum brasiletto): alex_nava_hernandez, CC-BY-NC
- Buttercup Tree (Cochlospermum vitifolium): neftali8994, CC-BY-NC
- Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus): pimienta, CC-BY-NC
- Common guava (Psidium guajava): gabrielitha_garcia, CC-BY-NC
- Cordia elaeagnoides (Cordia elaeagnoides): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Coulteria platyloba (Coulteria platyloba): betootero, CC-BY-NC
- Crateva tapia (Crateva tapia): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Cuajilote (Parmentiera aculeata): daniel_brito, CC-BY-NC
- Cudjoewood (Bonellia macrocarpa): leo_borree, CC-BY-NC
- Fence Post Tree (Gliricidia sepium): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
- Flamboyant (Delonix regia): alejandro_mendizabal, CC-BY-NC
- Frangipani (Plumeria rubra): naturazihua-24, CC-BY-NC
- Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum): naturazihua-24, CC-BY-NC
- Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba): alex_nava_hernandez, CC-BY-NC
- Hura polyandra (Hura polyandra): symbiiotica, CC-BY-NC
- Jamaican Cherry (Muntingia calabura): ainadanirak, CC-BY-NC
- Jicaro Tree (Crescentia alata): yolirolly, CC-BY-NC
- Kapok (Ceiba pentandra): guadalupe_maganda_silva, CC-BY-NC
- Lipsticktree (Bixa orellana): uriostegui, CC-BY-NC
- Madras Thorn (Pithecellobium dulce): guadalupe_maganda_silva, CC-BY-NC
- Mexican Plum (Spondias purpurea): vicente47506, CC-BY-NC
- Monkey pod tree (Samanea saman): kino, CC-BY-NC, elsewhere in Mexico
- Moringa tree (Moringa oleifera): taniaortega, CC-BY-NC
- Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia): neftali8994, CC-BY-NC
- Neem (Azadirachta indica): rachmunger, CC-BY-NC
- Noni (Morinda citrifolia): viridelao, CC-BY-NC
- Pacific Coast Mahogany (Swietenia humilis): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Papaya (Carica papaya): louisthe1st, CC-BY-NC
- Petiolate Fig (Ficus petiolaris): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia rosea): isa_moguel, CC-BY-NC
- Pithecellobium lanceolatum (Pithecellobium lanceolatum): uriostegui, CC-BY-NC
- Pochote (Ceiba aesculifolia): alex_nava_hernandez, CC-BY-NC
- Primavera (Roseodendron donnell-smithii): daniel_brito, CC-BY-NC
- Provision tree (Pachira aquatica): tyler_hoar, CC-BY-NC-ND
- Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle): naturazihua-24, CC-BY-NC
- Rosary Babybonnets (Coursetia glandulosa): robertomartinez97, CC-BY-NC
- Scarlet Cordia (Cordia sebestena): ainadanirak, CC-BY-NC
- Sea Almond (Terminalia catappa): carlos2, CC-BY-NC
- Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera): deneb16, CC-BY-NC
- Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum): viridelao, CC-BY-NC
- Tabernaemontana glabra (Tabernaemontana glabra): javiperezsoza, CC-BY-NC
- Tamarind (Tamarindus indica): isa_moguel, CC-BY-NC
- Vitex mollis (Vitex mollis): daniel_brito, CC-BY-NC
- Vitex pyramidata (Vitex pyramidata): styvdejesscalva, CC-BY-NC
- West Indian Elm (Guazuma ulmifolia): motmot11, CC-BY-NC
- White leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala): guadalupe_maganda_silva, CC-BY-NC
- White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa): pimienta, CC-BY-NC
- White manjack (Cordia dentata): viridelao, CC-BY-NC
- Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete): ana_ozomahtli, CC-BY-NC
- Cashew (Anacardium occidentale): alexmunday, CC-BY-NC
- Jatropha sympetala (Jatropha sympetala): ekdelval, CC-BY-NC
- Manchineel (Hippomane mancinella): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota): tyler_hoar, CC-BY-NC-ND
- Wild Fig (Ficus insipida): jareth_sanguino, CC-BY-NC
- Attalea guacuyule (Attalea guacuyule): cesaryaelmurillo, CC-BY-NC
- Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera): viridelao, CC-BY-NC
- Rat Apple (Morisonia americana): jareth_sanguino, CC-BY-NC
- Sea Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus): pnvg_apffhg, CC-BY-NC
- Pond Apple (Annona glabra): betootero, CC-BY-NC
- Abutilon haenkeanum (Abutilon haenkeanum): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
- Astronium graveolens (Astronium graveolens): isa_moguel, CC-BY-NC
- Breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum): baldemar, CC-BY-NC
- Bursera grandifolia (Bursera grandifolia): karlos_osorio, CC-BY-NC
- Couepia polyandra (Couepia polyandra): ana_ozomahtli, CC-BY-NC
- Cryosophila nana (Cryosophila nana): naturazihua-24, CC-BY-NC
- Erythroxylum mexicanum (Erythroxylum mexicanum): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA
- Jacaratia mexicana (Jacaratia mexicana): vicente47506, CC-BY-NC
- Lemon drop mangosteen (Garcinia intermedia): alexiz, CC-BY, elsewhere in Mexico
- Libidibia coriaria (Libidibia coriaria): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
- Luehea candida (Luehea candida): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA
- Macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata): cesaryaelmurillo, CC-BY-NC
- Mexican Palmetto (Sabal mexicana): zihuadean, CC-BY-NC
- Paradise Tree (Simarouba amara): luishernandez_brd, CC-BY-NC, elsewhere in Mexico
- Poeppigia procera (Poeppigia procera): antonio_perez2, CC-BY-NC
- Sapranthus violaceus (Sapranthus violaceus): betootero, CC-BY-NC, elsewhere in Mexico
- Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata): fredy51928, CC-BY-NC
- Stinkingtoe (Hymenaea courbaril): alex_nava_hernandez, CC-BY-NC
- Willow Leaf Persimmon (Diospyros salicifolia): uri_c, CC-BY-NC
- Mango (Mangifera indica): viridelao, CC-BY-NC
- Bactris major (Bactris major): jared-near, CC-BY-NC, elsewhere in Mexico
- Sandpaper tree (Curatella americana): marumg, CC-BY-NC-SA