| Frequent Plant Species: | The trees are usually fast growing and short-lived species such as Ceiba pentandra and Schizolobium parahybum. Other characteristic species include: Acalypha spp., Byttneria sp., Calathea sp., Calliandra emarginata, Canna indica, Casearia sp., Castilia elastica, Cecropia obtusifolia, Cedrela odorata, Cestrum racemosum, Cordia aliodora, Critonia morifolia, Croton sp., Crysophila stauracantha, Ficus insipida, Gouania sp., Guazuma ulmifolia, Hamelia patens, Heliconia latispatha, Helicteres guazumifolia, Inga affinis, Ipomoea spp., Lonchocarpus guatemalensis, Maranta arundinaceae, Mimosa hondurana, Mucuna sp., Pleuranthodendron lindenii, Quararibea sp., Solanum americanum, Spondias mombin, Tripsacum latifolium, Waltheria indica and Xanthosoma sp.
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