our flora
Over 70 species of plants and trees can be observed at Coco Hill Forest.
Part of our mission is to share the knowledge about them here and on the hill.
Forest Trees
Noni
Morinda citrifolia is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its native range extends across Southeast...
Soap Bush
Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris),[1][2] although immature or...
Blood Root
Not to be confused with the grass genus Sanguinaria, now divided between Digitaria and Paspalum. Sanguinaria...
Gully Root
Petiveria is a genus of flowering plants in the pigeonberry family, Petiveriaceae. The sole species it...
Eddoes
Eddoe or eddo is a tropical vegetable often considered identifiable as the species Colocasia antiquorum,[2] closely related...
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily...
Commercial Crops
Passion Fruit
Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to...
Buffet Bananas
Black Sapote
Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black...
Pomarak
Golden Apple
The golden apple is an element that appears in various national and ethnic folk legends or fairy tales. Recurring themes depict a hero (for...
Barbados Gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata is a scrambling shrub in the family Cactaceae. Common names include Barbados gooseberry, blade-apple cactus, leaf cactus, rose...
Root Crops & Spices
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