Plant Life
A list of 15 plants commonly found in the Campina Grande area. Of the 132 species of trees found, 51.2% originate from other countries and 32.8% are native species.
| Scientific Name | Popular Name |
|---|---|
| Senna siamea | Yellow Cássia |
| Prosopis juliflora | Algaroba |
| Clitoria fairchildiana | Sombreiro |
| Terminalia catappa | Castanet |
| Pithecellobium dulce | Hunger Killer |
| Pachira aquatica | Cocoa-bravo |
| Tabebuia chrysantha | Yellow Ipê |
| Delonix regia | Flamboyant Tree |
| Licania tomentosa | Oitizeiro |
| Ficus benjamina | Benjamina Fig |
| Syzygium cumini | Jambul |
| Roystonea oleracea | Imperial Palm Tree |
| Schinus terebinthifolius | Aroeira-da-praia |
| Spathodea campanulata | Espatódia |
| Adenanthera pavonina | Brazil Cássia |
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That they may weep.”
—Unknown. The Thousand and One Nights.
AWP. Anthology of World Poetry, An. Mark Van Doren, ed. (Rev. and enl. Ed., 1936)
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