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List of Trees of Trinidad and Tobago
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Pariti tiliaceum |
Seaside Mahoe (Round Leaf) |
X |
X |
| Thespesia populnea |
Seaside Mahoe |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Byrsonima crassifolia |
Savanna serrette |
X |
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| Byrsonima spicata |
Serrette, Rosewood (Tobago) |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Mouriri rhizophorifolia |
Triana, Monkey Bone |
X |
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Mouriri marshallii |
Bois lissette |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Carapa guianensis |
Crappo, Crabwood |
X |
X |
Cedrela mexicana |
Cedar, Cigar Box Cedar, Spanish Cedar |
X |
X |
Cedrela odorata |
Cedar, Caju, Acajou, Red cedar |
X |
X |
Guarea glabra |
Carimbo |
X |
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| Guarea trichilioides |
Redwood |
X |
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| Swietenia macrophylla |
Honduras Mahogany |
X |
X |
| Swietenia mahogani |
West Indian Mahogany and Spanish Mahogany |
X |
X |
| Trichilia oblanceolata |
Acurel |
X |
X |
| Trichilia trinitensis |
Obi |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Brosimum alicastrum |
Moussara |
X |
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Brosimum aubletii |
Gatia, Leopard Wood, Letter Wood |
X |
X |
Cecropia peltata |
Bois canot, Bois canon, Trumpet tree |
X |
X |
Chlorophora tinctoria |
Fustic |
X |
X |
| Ficus tobagensis |
Figuier |
X |
X |
| Ficus spp. |
Argalie, Matapal |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Myristica surinamensis |
Cajuca, Wild Nutmeg |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Amomis caryophyllata |
Bay Rum |
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X |
Eugenia perplexans |
Double Leaf Wild Guava |
X |
X |
Calycolpus glaber |
Bamboo Guava |
X |
X |
Myrica dumosa |
Thick Leaf Guava |
X |
X |
Myrica leptoclada |
Naked Boy Wild Guava |
X |
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Eugenia floribunda |
Cherry Guava |
X |
X |
Myrcia granulata |
Wabin Guava |
X |
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Eugenia baileyi |
Arena debasse |
X |
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Marlierea guildingiana |
Bois Biche |
X |
X |
Krugia ferruginea |
Wild Guava |
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Calyptranthes sericea |
Debasse |
X |
X |
| Myrcia dumosa |
Thick Leaf Wild Guava |
X |
X |
| Myrcia granulata |
Wabin Guava |
X |
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| Myrcia leptoclada |
Naked Boy Wild Guava |
X |
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Myrcia splendens |
Wild Guava |
X |
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Myrcia arimensis |
Wild Guava |
X |
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Myrcia stenocarpa |
Wild Guava |
X |
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Eugenia monticola |
Papery Leaf Wild Guava |
X |
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Eugenia procera |
Quinam Guava |
X |
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Eugenia domingensis |
Serette Guava |
X |
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Eugenia confusa |
Coffee Guava, Wild Coffee |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Pisonia cuspidata |
Goodbread |
X |
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Pisonia eggersiana |
Gibon’s Jiggerwood |
X |
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Pisonia salicifolia |
Bois cassave |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Acrocomia aculeata |
Gru Gru |
X |
X |
Bactris cuesa |
Wild Gri Gri, Cuesa |
X |
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Bactris Major |
Roseau , Pic Moc |
X |
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Desmoncus major |
Camwell |
X |
X |
Euterpe oleracea |
Manac |
X |
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Geonoma vaga |
Anaré |
X |
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Jessenia oligocarpa |
Palma Real |
X |
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Manicaria saccifera |
Timite |
X |
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Mauritia setigera |
Moriche |
X |
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Maximiliana caribaea |
Cocorite |
X |
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Roystonea oleracea |
Cabbage Palm, Palmiste |
X |
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Sabal mauritiiformis |
Carat |
X |
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Thrinax argentea |
Silver Thatch Palm |
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X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Podocarpus coriaceus |
Wild Pine, Podocarp |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Coccoloba fallax |
Black Grape |
X |
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| Coccoloba latifolia |
Cuchape, Stavewood, Big leaf, Wild grape |
X |
X |
| Coccoloba uvifera |
Seaside grape |
X |
X |
| Coccoloba venosa |
White Grape, Small Leaf Grape |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Roupala montana |
Bois Bandé, Cut Leaf Bois Bande |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Chrysobalanus icaco |
Fat Pork, Icaque |
X |
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Hirtella paniculata |
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X |
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Hirtella racemosa |
Cocochat |
X |
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Hirtella silicea |
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X |
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Hirtella triandra |
Fruta Paloma |
X |
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Licania biglandulosa |
Wild Debasse, Wild Cocoa, Wild gasparee |
X |
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Licania ternatensis |
Bois Gris, Cassé |
X |
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Parinari campestris |
Bois Bandé |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Amaioua corymbosa |
Camayung |
X |
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Basanacantha phyllosepala |
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X |
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Chimarrhis cymosa |
Bois Riviére |
X |
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Genipa americana |
Juniper, Genip |
X |
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Isertia parviflora |
Bois Fer |
X |
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Rudgea freemani |
Bois Tatoo, Kakapol, Ashes Wood |
X |
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Warscewiczia coccinea |
Wakamy, Wild Poinsettia |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Esenbeckia attenuata |
White Gasparee, Yellow Gasparee |
X |
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Esenbeckia pilocarpoides |
Red Gasparee |
X |
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Zanthoxylum martinicense |
L' Épinet |
X |
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Zanthoxylum microcarpum |
L' Épinet |
X |
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Zanthoxylum trinitense |
Bosoo, L' Épinet Sans Piquant |
X |
X |
Zanthoxylum sp. |
Stinking L' Épinet |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Cassipourea latifolia |
Garlic Wood, Bois L' Ail |
X |
X |
Rhizophora mangle |
Red mangrove |
X |
X |
Rhizophora harrisonii |
Red Mangrove |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Cupania americana |
Maraquil |
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Cupania rubiginosa |
Maraquil |
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Melicocca bijuga |
Chenet |
X |
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Sapindus saponaria |
Soapseed |
X |
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| Talisia olivaeformis |
Mapoo Chenet |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
| Achras sapota |
Sapodilla |
X |
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Bumelia grisebachii |
Cockspur Acoma, Acoma Piquant |
X |
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Chrysophyllum argenteum |
Broad Leaf Wild Kaimit |
X |
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Chrysophyllum sericeum |
Mal Balata |
X |
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Chrysophyllum sp. |
Wild Kaimit |
X |
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| Lucuma hartii |
Wild Sapote |
X |
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| Lucuma multiflora |
Pain d' Epice, Penny Piece |
X |
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| Manilkara balata |
Balata |
X |
X |
| Mimusops balata |
Balata |
X |
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| Sapotaceae sp. |
Acoma Topee, Topee, Coopey |
X |
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| Sideroxylon quadriloculare |
Acoma |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Quassia amara |
Quassia, Bitter Ash |
X |
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Simaba multiflora |
Simaba |
X |
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Simarouba amara |
Marouba, Roba |
X |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Acnistus arborescens |
Wild Tobacco |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Guazuma ulmifolia |
Bois d' Orme |
X |
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| Sterculia caribaea |
Mahoe |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
| Ternstroemia oligostemon |
Tobago Redwood |
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X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Daphnopsis sp |
Mahoe Pimant |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Apeiba tibourbou |
Tobago Sandbox |
X |
X |
| Heliocarpus trichopodus |
White mahoe |
X |
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| Sloanea trichostica |
Bois Noir |
X |
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| Sloanea trinitensis |
Cabrehash, Candero |
X |
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Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Aegiphila integrifolia |
Lardwood, Bois Sendu |
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| Avicennia nitida |
Black Mangrove, Limewood |
X |
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| Citharexylum broadwayi |
Hairy Cutlet, Bois Cotelette |
X |
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| Citharexylum spinosum |
Cutlet, Bois Cotelette |
X |
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| Petrea arborea |
Petrea, Blue petrea |
X |
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| Petrea volubilis |
Petra |
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| Tectona grandis |
Teak |
X |
X |
| Vitex capitata |
White Fiddlewood, Five Leaf Fiddlewood, Bois Lézard |
X |
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| Vitex divaricata |
Black Fiddlewood |
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Family: Zygophyllaceae |
Scientific Name |
Local Name |
Trinidad |
Tobago |
Guaiacum officinale |
Lignum vitae |
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Source: Marshall R. C. (1939), Silviculture of the Trees of Trinidad and Tobago
Oxford University Press
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