Martinique Herbs
Plants listed for Martinique by the University of the West Indies or the Smithsonian
Pitcairnia angustifolia
Pitcairnia angustifolia is a species of the genus Pitcairnia. It is native to Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles.
gua
Renealmia alpinia is a flowering plant species native to the Americas, where it grows from Southern Mexico through much of South America, though not in the Southern Cone. It can also be found on several Caribbean islands.
Ball Moss
Tillandsia recurvata, commonly known as Ball Moss, is a flowering plant (not a true moss) that grows upon larger host plants. It grows well in areas with low light, little airflow, and high humidity, which is commonly provided by southern shade trees, often the Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana). It is not a parasite like mistletoe, but an epiphyte like its ...more ↓
Tillandsia tenuifolia
Tillandsia tenuifolia is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela.
Spanish Moss
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) or Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the southeastern United States.
Spreading Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata, commonly known as the spreading airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Florida in the United States, the Caribbean, southern Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela.
Trimezia martinicensis
Trimezia martinicensis is a species of bulbous plant in the family Iridaceae. Originally from Central and South America and the West Indies, it is widely naturalized throughout the tropics. Common names include Yellow Walking Iris and Forenoon Yellow Flag.
Iris domestica
Iris domestica (blackberry lily, leopard flower, leopard lily is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, Belamcanda chinensis, the sole species in the genus Belamcanda, was transferred to the genus Iris and renamed Iris domestica. Other synonyms are Belamcanda punctata ...more ↓
Eleutherine bulbosa
Eleutherine bulbosa is an herbaceous, perennial flowering plant species in the iris family (Iridaceae). Among Spanish-speakers, the plant is known as lagrimas de la virgen ("tears of the virgin").
Wandering Jew
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort (a genus of New World plants) more commonly known as wandering jew, a name it shares with the closely related species T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. Other common names include purple secretia, purple heart and purple queen. It is native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. Edward ...more ↓
Moses-in-the-Cradle
Tradescantia spathacea, or Moses-in-the-Cradle, is a herb native to Mexico with fleshy rhizomes. It has rosettes of waxy lance-shaped leaves. Leaves are dark to metallic green above, with glossy purple underneath. These will reach up to 1 foot (30 cm) long by 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide. They are very attractive foliage plants that will reach 1 foot (30 cm) tall. They are ...more ↓
Wandering Jew
Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as an inch plant or wandering jew, native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. The common name is shared with closely related varieties T. fluminensis and T. pallida.
Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus, commonly known as Common Asparagus Fern, Lace Fern, Climbing Asparagus, or Ferny Asparagus, is a vine plant in the genus Asparagus. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one.
Barbados Lily
Hippeastrum puniceum is a bulbous perennial native to tropical regions of South America although it has become naturalized elsewhere. Common names include Barbados lily, Easter lily, and amaryllis lily, although it is neither a lily nor a species of Amaryllis.
Hymenocallis caribaea
Hymenocallis caribaea is a plant in the Amaryllidaceae with the common names "Caribbean spider-lily" or "variegated spider-lily." It is native to the islands of the Caribbean and to northern South America. It is regarded as native to from Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, the Virgin Islands, and the Windward and Leeward Islands, and the Venezuelan Antilles. ...more ↓
Perfumed Spiderlily
Hymenocallis latifolia (Mill.) Roem. is a bulb-forming perennial occurring on beaches, sand dunes, mangrove swamps and other wetlands along the coasts of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, Mexico, and the West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, etc.). It has showy white flowers and large green seeds up to 2.5 cm in diam. Common names ...more ↓
chie-nita
Hypoxis hirsuta (common goldstar, common star-grass, eastern yellow stargrass, yellow star grass) is an ornamental plant native to the United States and Canada in the Hypoxidaceae family. Sometimes this plant is placed in the Amaryllidaceae family or the Liliaceae family.
Sansevieria cylindrica
Sansevieria cylindrica, also known as the Cylindrical Snake Plant, African Spear or Spear Sansevieria, (Chinese: 石筆虎尾兰) is a succulent plant native to Angola.
Palm Grass
Molineria capitulata is a species of flowering plant known by the common name palm grass. It is native to much of eastern and southern Asia, Indonesia, and northern Australia. It can be found in many other tropical and warmer temperate places, where it is grown as an ornamental plant. This is a bunch-forming herb with long, flat, fibrous leaves and star-shaped yellow ...more ↓
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata, also called snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo.
banderilla
Caladium /kəˈleɪdiəm/ is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear (which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma), Heart of Jesus, and Angel Wings. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South ...more ↓
Syringodium filiforme
Syringodium filiforme, commonly known as manatee grass, is a species of marine seagrass. It forms meadows in shallow sandy or muddy locations in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and is also found in the Bahamas and Bermuda.
White Rain-lily
Zephyranthes candida, commonly known as the white rain lily, is a species of rain lily native to the Rio de la Plata region of South America including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile.
Zephyranthes puertoricensis
Zephyranthes puertoricensis, known commonly as the Puerto Rico zephyr lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It is native to the Caribbean and northern South America, where it is a member of low elevation grasslands communities and moist forest habitat.
Zephyranthes rosea
Zephyranthes rosea, commonly known as the Cuban zephyr lily or the pink rain lily, is a species of rain lily native to the Caribbean. They are widely cultivated as ornamentals and have become naturalized in tropical regions worldwide. Like all rain lilies, they are known for blooming only after heavy rains.
Century Plant
Agave americana, common names century plant, maguey or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Agavaceae, originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant. It has since naturalized in many regions including Europe, South Africa, India, and Australia.
Aloe vera
Aloe vera is a succulent plant species that is found only in cultivation, having no naturally occurring populations, although closely related aloes do occur in northern Africa. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the first century AD. Extracts from A. vera are widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine ...more ↓
Ti
Cordyline fruticosa is an evergreen flowering plant in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, known by a wide variety of common names including Cabbage Palm, Good Luck Plant, Palm Lily, Ti Plant, Kī, Lā‘ī (Hawaiian), Tī Pore (Māori), Sī (Tongan), "Lauti" (Samoan), and ʻAutī (Tahitian).
lirio
Crinum asiaticum can be found in China, Hong Kong, Jeju-do in South Korea, India, Ryukyu Islands, Mainland Japan and in Sri Lanka. Crinum pedunculatum is considered by some sources to be a variety of this species.
Orange River Lily
Crinum bulbispermum is a herbaceous plant native to South Africa. It is naturalized in other parts of the world, such as southern North America.
Crinum latifolium
Crinum latifolium is a herb that arises from an underground bulb. The flowering stems are stout, reaching about 2 m in height. The leaves are long, linear and ligulate. The flowers are white in color and arranged in an umbel. It grows naturally in Asia, from India through to south China.
oreja de burro
Cyclanthus bipartitus is the only species in genus Cyclanthus. It is a palm-like flowering plant from Central America and South America1, including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. It has been introduced in Hawaii and Tanzania2.
Cornstalk Dracena
Dracaena fragrans (cornstalk dracaena) is a flowering plant species that is native throughout tropical Africa, from Sudan south to Mozambique, west to Côte d'Ivoire and southwest to Angola, growing in upland regions at 600–2,250 m (2,000–7,380 ft) altitude.
Amazon Lily
Eucharis × grandiflora (Amazon Lily) is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to western Colombia and western Ecuador. It is a natural hybrid between E. moorei and E. sanderi. In horticulture it is often confused with E. amazonica, usually differing in its slightly smaller flowers. Despite its common name, it is not ...more ↓
Mauritius hemp
Furcraea foetida (Giant Cabuya, Green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp) is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and northern South America.
Halodule wrightii
Halodule beaudettei, sometimes considered synonymous with Halodule wrightii, is a species of marine seagrass commonly known as shoal grass. It forms meadows in shallow sandy or muddy locations along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States, in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, the Indian Ocean and on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean in South America ...more ↓
Halophila decipiens
Halophila decipiens, commonly known as paddle grass, is a seagrass in the family Hydrocharitaceae. It grows underwater on sandy or muddy sea floors in shallow parts of tropical seas.
Beaked Tasselweed
Ruppia maritima is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names widgeongrass, ditch-grass and tassel pondweed. Despite its Latin name, it is not a marine plant; is perhaps best described as a salt-tolerant freshwater species. The generic name Ruppia was dedicated by Linnaeus to the German botanist Heinrich Bernhard Ruppius (1689-1719) and the ...more ↓
turtlegrass
Thalassia testudinum, commonly known as turtle grass, is a species of marine seagrass. It forms meadows in shallow sandy or muddy locations in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Crêpe ginger
Cheilocostus speciosus or (syn. Costus speciosus) or crape ginger is possibly the best known cultivated species of the genus Costus. This plant is native to southeast Asia, especially on the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Costus differs from the common ginger by having only one row of spirally arranged leaves.
Taro
Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables whose many names include Taro and Eddoe. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants.
Cranichis muscosa
Cranichis muscosa, the helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is widespread across most of the West Indies, extending into Central America, southern Mexico, northern South America, and southern Florida.
Brown Epidendrum
Epidendrum anceps, the "two-edged Epidendrum," a species of epiphytic orchid in the genus Epidendrum, is sometimes known as the Brown Epidendrum or Dingy-flowered Epidendrum.
Epidendrum rigidum
Epidendrum rigidum is an epiphytic reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid common throughout the Neotroical lowlands, below 600 m. (The Fora of North America recognizes a distinct species, E. cardiophorum Schltr., which replaces E. rigidum in Mexico and Central America; Kew lists E. cardiophorum Schltr. as a synonym for E. rigidum.)
Epidendrum difforme
Epidendrum difforme (the "Differently Formed Epidendrum") is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. In 1861, Müller classified this species in the subsection Umbellata of the section Planifolia of subgenus Euepidendrum Lindl. of the genus Epidendrum.
Dumb-cane
Dieffenbachia seguine, also known as dumbcane, is a species of Dieffenbachia native to the tropical Americas —from Southern Mexico, through Central America, to northern South America and Brazil. It is also native to several Caribbean islands, including Puerto Rico.
Epidendrum nocturnum
Epidendrum nocturnum (the "Nocturnal Epidendrum") is the type species of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae (Orchid family). The species occurs in Florida, Bahamas, West Indies, Central America to northern Brazil and the Guyanas. Epidendrum nocturnum is common in South Florida.
Fringed Star Orchid
Coilostylis ciliaris (Fringed Star Orchid), formerly Epidendrum ciliare, is a species of orchid in the genus Coilostylis. It was transferred from Epidendrum by Withner and Harding in 2004. It is the type species of the genus Coilostylis.
Epidendrum secundum
Epidendrum secundum, one of the crucifix orchids, is a poorly understood reed stemmed species, which Dressler (1989) describes as "the Epidendrum secundum complex." According to Dressler, there are dozens of varieties, some of which appear to deserve species rank. Arditti and Ghani note that E. secundum has the distinction of bearing the longest seeds known in the ...more ↓
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon, also known as dūrvā grass, Dhoob, Bermuda grass, bermudagrass, dubo, dog's tooth grass, Bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, arugampul, grama, and scutch grass, is a grass native to north and east Africa, Asia, Australia and southern Europe. Although it is not native to Bermuda, it is an abundant ...more ↓
longleaf pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name longleaf pondweed. It is native to Eurasia and the Americas, where it is widespread and can be found in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and streams. This is a perennial herb producing a thin, branching stem easily exceeding a meter in maximum length. The leaves are linear to widely ...more ↓
Arrowroot
Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowrootmarantaWest Indian arrowroot,obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, ararao or hulankeeriya, is a large, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats. It is cultivated for a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock), which is called arrowroot. The name 'Arrowroot' lead many ...more ↓
Lobsterclaw
Heliconia bihai (Red palulu; syn. Bihai bihai Griggs, Heliconia aurea R.Rodr., Heliconia caribaea Lam., Musa bihai L.) of the Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to South America, especially Brazil and the Guianas.
Heliconia bihai
Heliconia bihai (Red palulu; syn. Bihai bihai Griggs, Heliconia aurea R.Rodr., Heliconia caribaea Lam., Musa bihai L.) of the Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to South America, especially Brazil and the Guianas.
white ginger
The White ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium) is originally from the Himalayas region of Nepal and India where it is known as dolan champa दोलन चम्पा in Hindi, দোলনচাঁপা in Bengali, takhellei angouba in Manipuri, Sontakka in Marathi, suruli sugandhi in Kannada and Kalyana sauganthikam in Malayalam.
Scarlet-star
Guzmania lingulata or scarlet star is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae, native to rainforest habitats in Central America, northern South America and the West Indies. It is an evergreen epiphytic perennial. The Latin word lingulata means "tongue-shaped". Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which ...more ↓
Common Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as (common) water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.
Cyanotis cristata
Cyanotis cristata is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae. It is a creeping herb which is a native to Eastern Asia found in sandy or grassy spots. It is common in estern hills of Nepal.
cañagria
Costus spicatus, also known as Spiked Spirlaflag Ginger or Indian Head Ginger, is a species of herbaceous plant in the Costaceae family (also sometimes placed in Zingiberaceae).
Widow's Tears
Commelina erecta, commonly known as the white mouth dayflower or slender dayflower, is a perennial herb native throughout the Americas, Africa and western Asia. It is considered to be the most variable species of Commelina in North America. Fernald recognized three varieties, but Robert B. Faden has questioned their significance.
Creeping Spiderwort
Commelina diffusa, sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is a pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It has been introduced to the southeastern United States where it is most common in wet disturbed soils. There are two recognised varieties, one being the type and the other being C. diffusa var. gigas, which ...more ↓
tropical spiderwort
Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the Benghal dayflower or tropical spiderwort, is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its native range, including to the neotropics, Hawaii, the West Indies and to both coasts of North America. It flowers from spring into the fall and is often associated with ...more ↓
Catopsis sessiliflora
Catopsis sessiliflora is a species of the genus Catopsis. This species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico and Venezuela.
Catopsis floribunda
Catopsis floribunda is a species of the genus Catopsis. This species is native to Venezuela and the United States.
Canna glauca
Canna glauca L. is a species of the Canna genus, a member of the family Cannaceae. It originates from the wetlands of tropical America and was introduced to England in 1730. It is a perennial growing to 1.5m. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are ...more ↓
Indian-shot
Canna indica L. (also known as saka siri, Indian shot, canna, achira, bandera, chancle, coyol, or platanillo, Marathi:kardaL करदळ, Sanskrit: vankeLii वनकेळी, sarvajayaa सर्वजया) is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae, a native of the Caribbean and tropical Americas that is also widely cultivated as a garden plant. It is a perennial growing to between ...more ↓
Calathea allouia
Calathea allouia, also known as leren, is a plant in the arrowroot family, native to Central America.
Cardón
Bromelia pinguin, or penguin, is a species of the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador. It is very common in Jamaica, where it is planted as a fence around pasture lands, on account of its prickly leaves. The fruit, known as piñuela is dug out, protective "hair" removed, peeled like a banana, and eaten. They are ...more ↓
aguama
Bromelia karatas is a species of the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.
Pineapple
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, and the most economically significant plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Pineapples may be cultivated from a crown cutting of the fruit, possibly flowering in 20–24 months and fruiting in the following six months. Pineapple does not ripen significantly post-harvest.
Red Ginger
Alpinia purpurata, red ginger, also called ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, are native Malaysian plants with showy flowers on long brightly colored red bracts. They look like the bloom, but the true flower is the small white flower on top.
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Xanthosoma sagittifolium, the arrowleaf elephant ear or arrowleaf elephant's ear, is a species of tropical flowering plant in the genus Xanthosoma, which produces an edible, starchy tuber.
Pompona Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia is a species of vanilla orchid. It is native to Mexico, and is one of the primary sources for vanilla flavouring, due to its high vanillin content. Common names are Flat-leaved Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla (for the Pacific stock formerly thought to be a distinct species), and West Indian Vanilla (also used for the Pompona Vanilla, V. ...more ↓
Flat-leaved Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia is a species of vanilla orchid. It is native to Mexico, and is one of the primary sources for vanilla flavouring, due to its high vanillin content. Common names are Flat-leaved Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla (for the Pacific stock formerly thought to be a distinct species), and West Indian Vanilla (also used for the Pompona Vanilla, V. ...more ↓
