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Wa Samaki Ecosystems Pollinator Garden Tour

Number	Common name	Scientific name	Family	Known pollinators	Habit	Status	Additional info
1	Caricature Plant	Graptophyllum pictum	Acanthaceae	Hummingbirds	Shrub	Exotic
2	Brazilian Red Cloak	Megaskepasma erythrochlamys	Acanthaceae	Hummingbirds	Shrub	Exotic
3	Firespike	Odontonema sp.	Acanthaceae	Hummingbirds	Shrub	Native	Odontonema brevipes is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago
	Black Stick	Pachystachys coccinea	Acanthaceae	Birds	Shrub	Native
4	Minnie Root	Ruellia tuberosa	Acanthaceae	Bees, insects in general	Shrub	Native
5		Sanchezia sp.	Acanthaceae		Shrub	Native
6	Milkweed	Asclepias curassavica	Apocynaceae	Butterflies	Shrub	Native
7	Rocktrumpet	Mandevilla sp.	Apocynaceae		Vine	Native
8	Railway Daisy	Bidens pilosa	Astercaeae	Bees, butterflies	Shrub	Native
9	Cosmos	Cosmos sp.	Astercaeae	Bees, butterflies	Shrub	Native	C. caudatus (pink) is native
10	Graveyard Daisy	Sphagneticola trilobata	Astercaeae	Bees	Shrub	Native
11	Mexican Sunflower	Tithonia diversifolia	Astercaeae		Shrub	Exotic	Host plant for Bordered Patch butterfly (Chlosyne lacinia)
12	Orange Cape Honeysuckle	Tecomaria capensis	Bignoniaceae		Shrub	Exotic
13		Tanaecium pyramidatum	Bignoniaceae		Liana	Exotic	Host plant for blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus)
14		Achemea sp.	Bromeliaceae		Epiphytic	Native	Require some shade
15		Guzmania sp.	Bromeliaceae		Epiphytic	Native	Require some shade
16		Vriesea sp.	Bromeliaceae		Epiphytic	Native	Require some shade
17	Orange Flame Tree	Combretum fruticosum	Combretaceae	Bat, birds	Liana	Native	May be tricky to acquire
18		Ipomoea sp.	Convolvulaceae		Vine	Native
19	Hairy Woodrose	Merremia sp.	Convolvulaceae	Bees, butterflies, flies	Vine	Native	Consider planting M. aegyptia
20	Spiral Ginger	Costus sp.	Costaceae	Birds, bees, insects	Shrub	Native	C. scaber, C. arabicus, C. guanaiensis
21	Wild Cane	Hellenia speciosa	Costaceae	Birds	Shrub	Exotic	Synonym: Cheilocostus speciosus, has medicinal value
22	Chaya	Cnidoscolus aconitifolius	Euphorbiaceae		Shrub		Leaves can be eaten but must be cooked thoroughly
23	Orchid Tree	Bauhinia variegata	Fabaceae		Tree	Exotic
24	Pride of Barbados	Caesalpinia pulcherrima	Fabaceae	Birds, insects	Shrub	Native
25	Powderpuff	Calliandra tweediei	Fabaceae		Shrub
26	Yellow Rattlepod	Crotalaria spectabilis	Fabaceae	Hummingbirds, moths	Herb	Exotic
27	Savonette	Lonchocarpus punctatus	Fabaceae	Bats	Tree	Native	May be more suited to locations outside the main garden area
28	Shame Charlotte, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not	Mimosa pudica	Fabaceae	Insects	Shrub	Native	Has medicinal value
29	Roble Tree	Platymiscium trinitatis	Fabaceae		Tree	Native
30	Vegetable Hummingbird, West Indian Pea	Sesbania grandiflora	Fabaceae		Tree	Exotic
31	Ground Itch Bush	Chelonanthus alatus	Gentiaceae	Bats	Shrub	Native
32	Heliconia	Heliconia sp.	Heliconiaceae	Birds	Shrub	Native	H. hirsuta. H. spathocircinata, H. bihai
33	Pagoda Plant	Clerodendrum paniculatum	Lamiaceae		Shrub	Exotic
34	Chandalay Bush	Leonotis nepetifolia	Lamiaceae	Hummingbirds	Shrub	Exotic	Has medicinal value
35	Catnip	Nepeta cataria	Lamiaceae	Hummingbirds	Herb	Exotic
36	Scarlet Sage	Salvia coccinea	Lamiaceae	Butterflies, hummingbirds	Shrub	Native
37	Firecracker Plant	Cuphea ignea	Lythraceae	Hummingbirds	Shrub	Exotic
38	Sleeping Hibiscus	Malvaviscus arboreus	Malvaceae		Shrub	Native
39	Moringa	Moringa oleifera	Moringaceae	Wide variety of insects, including bees; hummingbirds	Tree	Exotic
40	Banana	Musa sp.	Musaceae		Herb	Exotic
41	Bottlebrush	Callistemon sp.	Myrtaceae		Shrub	Exotic
42	Orchids		Orchidaceae	Wide range of pollinators	Epiphytic	Native	Local varieties preferred
43	Jumbie Watermelon	Passiflora foetida	Passifloraceae	Butterflies	Vine	Native	Consider other local species
44		Passiflora sp.	Passifloraceae		Vine	Depends on species	Host plant to Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae)
45	Antigua Heath	Russelia equisetiformis	Plantaginaceae	Hummingbirds	Shrub	Exotic
46	Coralita	Antigonon leptopus	Polygonaceae	Bees	Vine	Exotic
47	Seaside Grape	Coccoloba uvifera	Polygonaceae	Bees	Tree	Native	Useful ornamental
48	Firebush	Hamelia patens	Rubiaceae	Hummingbirds, butterflies	Shrub	Native
49	Ixora	Ixora sp.	Rubiaceae	Butterflies, birds	Shrub	Exotic
50	Queen Sirikit	Mussaenda philippica	Rubiaceae		Shrub	Exotic
51		Pentas sp.	Rubiaceae		Shrub	Exotic
52	Orange	Citrus sp.	Rutaceae	Stingless bees	Tree	Exotic	For surrounding areas
53	Bich Grass	Cardiospermum halicacabum	Sapindaceae	Bees, butterflies, variety of insects	Vine	Native
54	Wild Tobacco	Iochroma arborescens	Solanaceae		Shrub	Native
55	Trinidad stinging nettle	Solanum acerifolium	Solanaceae		Shrub	Native	Host plant to Mechanitis polymnia (Orange-Spotted Tiger Clearwing butterfly)
56		Duranta sp.	Verbenaceae		Shrub	Native
57	Kayakeet, Grater Wood	Lantana camara	Verbenaceae	Butterflies, bees	Shrub	Native	Has medicinal value
58	Vervine	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis	Verbenaceae	Butterflies, bees, hummingbirds	Shrub	Native	Has medicinal value
59	Snake Vine	Cissus verticillata	Vitaceae	Wide variety of insects	Vine	Native
60	Ginger Torch	Etlingera elatior	Zingiberaceae	Hummingbirds	Herb	Exotic	Leaves are used as food ingredient in SE Asia