Chit Palm, inflourescence, native palm of Costa Maya littoral
coconut palm influorescence
Orchid spec., Casa el Cielo de las Estrellas wild flower
orchid (spec.)
Orchid (spec.), Casa el Cielo de las Estrellas wild flower
Orchid (spec)
Orchid (spec.)
orchid spec.
orchids-
Crinus spec., Very good adapted to salty sea climate. Grows in 20 m of waterline.
Crinus spec.
Hymenocallis littoralis 'Spider Lily'
Cana spec., at Punta Herradura access road
Cana spec.
Cana (spec.). Grow abundantly in open habitates of the selva area of the Costa Maya. Can be found along the road sides of the paved road to Xcalak and at the Punta Herradura access road. Fairly tolerant to salty air and grows well immediatly to the beach. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
Cana (spec.). Grow abundantly in open habitates of the selva area of the Costa Maya. Can be found along the road sides of the paved road to Xcalak and at the Punta Herradura access road. This species is fairly tolerant to salty air and grows well immediatly to the beach. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
Casa el Cielo de las Estrellas wild flower
Casa el Cielo de las Estrellas wild flower, attracts hummingbirds
bugainvillea
Catharantus roseus -Madagascar periwinkle. This is a very hardy plant, adapted well to high salt concentrations and spreads easily through seeds. Grows well in about 20-30 m from the water line. Roots prevent sand erosion.
Wildflower originally obtained from the side ditches of the road to Limones. It grew well in sand only 20 m from the waterline at Casa del Cielo de las Estrellas before Hurricane Dean. Highly valued by hummingbirds. Spreads well through seeds. Fairly tolerant to salty air but does not well in salty sand. Efforts to replant it after Dean so far not successful.
Heliconia spec.
Heliconia (spec); flowers are hummingbird favorites
Heliconia (spec.)
Heliconia (leaves)
Tongue Fern and other epiphytes
Flamboya
Tongue Farn (at Chacchoben archeological site)
wild papaya
wild papaya- After hurricane dean, papayas were the first succession plants in previous jungle areas stripped of vegetation. The small fruits are as tasty or even tastier than fruits from cultivated papaya. This claim is difficult to verify, because iguanas and birds (namely woodpeckers) usually get them first...
Strangler Fig at Chacchoben archeological site
Manilkara achras- Chicle zapote or Sapodilla, sap of this tree is being used for chewing gums
Burseria simaruba-Palo mulato (bark); this tree is often used as a living fence
Gossypium spec. -wild cotton
cocoa fruit (cut)
cocoa fruit
water lily
papaver (spec.)
