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Antigonon leptopus 

 Artocarpus incisa 

 Buginvillea spectabilis 

 Capsicum annuum 

 Carica papaya 

 CitruUus vulgaris 

 Citrus Aurantium 

 Cocos nucifera 

 Crescentia Cujete 

 Cucumis Angaria 

 Cucumis Melo 

 Cucurbita Pepo 

 Dioscorea alata 

 Ipomoea Batatas 

 Ipomoea tuberosa 

 Mangifera indica 

 Manihot utilissima 



Maranta arundinacea 

 Momordica Charantia 

 Musa paradisiaca 

 Nerium oleander 

 Nicotiana Tabacum 

 Phaseolus vulgaris 

 Phoenix dactylifera 

 Physalis peruviana 

 Plumbago capensis 

 Psidium guajava 

 Quisqualis indica 

 Ricinus communis 

 Saccharum officinarum 

 Spondias lutea 

 Tamarindus indica 

 Thevetia nereifolia 

 Zea Mays 



The above list of forty names includes plants cultivated for orna- 

 ment as well as those of more practical value. Out of the 634 plants 

 of Margarita and Coche this leaves 590 as constituting the wild plants 

 of the islands. But of this number many are found to be plants of 

 widespread distribution. Undoubtedly some are native and yet 

 many have been introduced. Margarita is one of the oldest known 

 and longest settled (1525) parts of America, hence the opportunities 

 for introduction have been great. The plants found in this catalogue 

 and more or less common in all tropical countries are as follows: 



Achyranthes aspera 

 Ageratum conyzoides 

 Amaranthus paniculatus 

 Amaranthus spinosus 

 Amaranthus tristis 

 Bidens pilosa 

 Caesalpinia pulcherrima 

 Cajanus indicus 

 Calotropis procera 

 Canavallia obtusifolia 

 Capraria biflora 

 Capsicum baccatum 

 Capsicum frutescens 

 Cassia fistula 

 Cassia occidentalis 

 Cassia Tora 

 Cenchrus echinatus 

 Chenopodium ambrosioides 



Cissampelos pareira 

 Clitoria Ternatea 

 Conocarpus erectus 

 Crotolaria incana 

 Cyperus distans 

 Cyperus ligularis (Mariscus) 

 Dactyloctenium aegyptiuiu 

 Datura Metel 

 Datura Tatula 

 Desmanthus virgatus 

 Desmodium incanum 

 Eclipta alba 

 Eleocharis capitata 

 Eragrostis ciliaris 

 Fuirena umbellata 

 Heliotropium curassavicum 

 Heliotropium indicum 

 Hyptis capitata 



