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Yucca gigantea (syn. Yucca elephantipes) is a species of flowering plant in the asparagus family, native to Mexico and Central America.Growing up to 8–12 m (26–39 ft) in height, [3] it is an evergreen shrub which is widely cultivated as an ornamental garden or house plant, often referred to simply as yucca cane. [4]
Its flower, the cempasúchil is also called the flor de muertos ("flower of the dead") in Mexico and is used in the Día de Muertos celebration every 2 November. The word cempazúchitl (also spelled cempasúchil ) comes from the Nahuatl term for the flower cempohualxochitl , literally translated as "twenty flower".
Erythrina berteroana is a species of small deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae.It is found in Mexico, Central America and the northern part of South America. Common names include elequeme, gallito, machete, pernila de casa, pito and poró de cerca. [1]
Echites panduratus (common name: loroco) is a climbing vine with edible flowers, widespread in El Salvador, Guatemala, and other countries in Central America as well as parts of Mexico. [1] [2] [3] The name "loroco" is used throughout its range to refer to the species. [4]
This category contains articles related to the native flora of El Salvador. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions
Tabebuia rosea, also called pink poui, and rosy trumpet tree [2] is a neotropical tree that grows up to 30 m (98 ft) and can reach a diameter at breast height of up to 100 cm (3 ft).
Justicia spicigera (Mexican honeysuckle, firecracker bush, moyotle, moyotli, mohintli, muicle, trompetilla, yaxan, [2] or ych-kaan in Mayan) is an evergreen shrub with tubular orange flowers. [3] The species is native to the Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Honduras ...
Hesperocyparis lusitanica, the Mexican cypress, cedar-of-Goa or Goa cedar, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1,200–3,000 metres (3,900–9,800 ft) altitude.