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Appendix 2 - Species recommended for agro-forestry in Dominica

fruit species:

mango

mangifera indica

avocado

persea americana

orange

citrus sinensis

lime

citrus aurantifolia

tangerine

citrus reticulata

grape fruit

citrus paradisi

sour sop

annona muricata

sugar apple

annona squamosa

coconut

cocos nucifera

bread fruit

artocarpus heterophylla

sapodilla

manilkara zapota

cashew

anacardium occidentale

tamarinde

tamarindus indicus

hog plum

spondias mombin

passion fruit

passiflora edulis

paw paw

carica papaya

West Indian cherry

malphigia punicifolia

other perennial crops:

nutmeg

myristica fragrans

clove

syzigium aromaticum

cinnamon

cinnamomum burmani

coffee

coffea spp.

cocoa

theobroma cacao

windbreak:

galba

calophyllus galaba

leucaena

leucaena leucucephala

casuarina

casuarina equisetifolia

white cedar

tabebuia pallida

red cedar

cedrella odorata

mahogany

swietenia sp.

coffee

coffea spp.

fruit trees (mango, avocado, tamarinde)


contour hedges/alley cropping:

West Indian pea tree

sesbania grandiflora

leucaena

leucaena leucucephala

lebbek

albizia lebbek

calliandra

calliandra calothyrsus

West Indian cherry

malphigia punicifolia

vetiver grass

vetiveria zizyphus/zizanoides

live fences:

sun dragon

inga sp.

gliricidia

gliricidia sepium

immortelle

erythrina sp.

hog plum

spondias mombin


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