Plant List
This is a comprehensive list of all the plants on our land as of November 2025, which we’ve planted since the inception of this community project. We’ve primarily propagated plants from seed, excluding the native plants already present on our land and some additional native species we’ve introduced. While there are more plants on our land, we haven’t yet identified some of them. As our community was established in 2022, there aren’t many fruit-bearing plants yet.
This page is still under development.
Amazon Tree Grape or Uva de Monte
Pourouma Cecropiifolia or the Amazon Tree Grape are sweet fruits, is a species of Pourouma, native to tropical south america, in the western Amazon Basin in northern bolivia, western brazil, southeastern Ccolombia, eastern ecuador, eastern peru, and southern venezuela.
Rambutan or Achotillo
Nephelium Lappaceum or rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae that is sweet. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast asia, but is also grown in many other places in the tropical areas in the world. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the Lychee, Longan, Pulasan, and Guinep.
Orito Banana
The Orito is a smaller variant of the Banana, approximately 12 cm long and with a sweeter flavor. It is also called in english “Finger Banana” or “Lady Finger” for its dimensions similar to a finger. When ripe, it has yellow skin and almost white, creamy pulp with a high consistency.
Peanut Butter Fruit
Bunchosia Glandulifera, commonly known as Peanut Butter Fruit, or Ciruela de Fraile or Fruta de Mantequilla de Maní in ecuador is a species of flowering plant in the Acerola family, Malpighiaceae, that is native to central america and south america. It produces small orange-red fruits of sticky and dense pulp, with a flavor and aroma resembling that of Peanut butter. It is mostly eaten fresh. The superficial appearance of the berries are similar to coffee and in brazil is accordingly called Caferana or Falso Guarana.
Paso or Iñaku
Gustavia Macarenensisor more commonly known as Iñaku or Iniáku in shuar language or Paso in kichwa language is a rare Amazon fruit native from south east ecuador jungles.
Papaya
The Papaya, Papaw, or Pawpaw is the plant species Carica Papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in mesoamerica, within modern-day southern mexico and central america.
Naranjilla (Hybrid – Solanum Quitoense x Sessiliflorum)
The variety we have growing here is a hybrid, Solanum Quitoense x Sessiliflorum, simply known as Naranjilla “Little Orange” in ecuador, costa rica, and panama, and as Lulo, from quechua language in colombia, is a tropical perennial plant from northwestern south america. The specific name for this species of nightshade means “From Quito.” The fruit has a citrus flavor, sometimes described as a combination of Rhubarb and Lime.
Madrono
The fruit looks like a shriveled droopy Lemon, and has a similar rind. The interior is soft white pulp and has a slight citrus taste. The fruit is not very well known outside of south america.
Arazá or Membrillo
Spanish common name Arazá or Membrillo in ecuador, is a fruit tree native to the Amazon Rainforest in brazil, colombia and ecuador. Very sour fruit that is added to juices, but more sweet if you pick them completely yellow and wait until they become squishy.
Hot Pepper or Ají
Hot Peppers or Chili Peppers (also Chile, Chile Pepper, Chilli Pepper, or Chilli), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add “heat” to dishes. Capsaicin and related compounds known as capsaicinoids are the substances giving chili peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically. Chili Peppers are believed to have originated somewhere in central or south america. and were first cultivated in mexico.
Noni
Morinda Citrifolia is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its native range extends across southeast asia and australasia, and was spread across the pacific by polynesian sailors. The species is now cultivated throughout the tropics and widely naturalized. Among some 100 names for the fruit across different regions are the more common english names of Great Morinda, Indian Mulberry, Noni, Beach Mulberry, Vomit Fruit, and Cheese Fruit. The fresh fruit’s strong, vomit-like odor has made it a famine food in most regions, but it remains a staple food among some cultures, and has been used in traditional medicine and as juices.
Borajó
Alibertia Patinoi better known as Borajó is native to costa rica and esmeraldas, ecuador. Non-sweet fruit. Green when unripe, brown to black when ripe. Falls from the tree when ripe. The fruit is large (about 12 cm in length), with a round shape and brown color and average weight of 740-1000 grams. The pulp represents 88% of the total weight. Each fruit has 90 to 640 seeds. Borajó is used in the preparation of jam, wine, desserts and traditional medicines with supposed aphrodisiac effects. It is also used by the local communities against hypertension, bronchial diseases, and malnutrition.
In the future, these plants will be added with a description in alphabetical order.
- Achiote or Annatto (Bixa Orellana)
- Almirajó (Patinoa Almirajo)
- Avocado or Aguacate (Persea Americana)
- Red Banana (Musa Rubra)
- Seda Banana (Musa spp.)
- Bamboo Orchard (Arundina Graminfolia)
- Least Basi or Basilio (Ocimum Campechianum)
- Black Sapote or Sapote Negro (Diospyros Nigra)
- Button Mangosteen or Cherapú (Garcinia Praniana)
- Cacao (Theobroma Cacao)
- Caimito or Abiu (Pouteria Caimito)
- Chempejack (hybrid between Jackfruit and Chempedak) (Artocarpus integer x heterophyllus)
- Chontaduro or Chonta (Bactris Gasipaes)
- Coconut or Coco (Cocos Nucifera)
- Country Borage or Thick-Leaf Thyme (Coleus Amboinicus)
- Cranberry Hibiscus (Hibiscus Acetosella)
- Culantro (Eryngium Foetidum)
- Cupuaçu (Theobroma Glandiflorum)
- Good Luck Plant or Strawberries on Fire (Cordyline Fruticosa)
- Ginger or Jengibre (Zingiber Officinale)
- Guava or Guayaba (Psidium Guajava)
- Ice-Cream Bean / Guama o Guaba (Inga Edulis / other Inga’s)
- Jackfruit (Artocarpus Heterophyllus)
- Katuk or Sweet Leaf (Sauropus Androgynus)
- Sweet Lemon or Limón Dulce (Citrus x Limon x Reticulata)
- Lemon Drop Mangosteen (Garcinia Intermedia)
- Lemongrass or Hierba Luisa (Cymbopogon Citratus)
- Luffa or Estropajo (Luffa Aegyptiaca)
- Macambo or Bacao (ecuador Cacao Blanko) (Theobroma Bicolor)
- Mandarin Lime or Limón Mandarina (Citrus x Limonia)
- Common Mango (Mangifera Indica)
- Mangosteen or Mangostino (Garcinia Mangostana)
- Menteng (Baccaurea Racemosa)
- Meyer Lemon (ecuador, Limón Mey) (Citrus x limon “Meyer”)
- Miracle Fruit or Miracle Berry (Thaumatococcus, don’t know which exact type we have)
- Morete / Aguaje (Mauitia Flexuosa)
- Naranjilla de Monte (Solanum Quitoense)
- Sweet Orange or Naranja Dulce (Citrus x Sinensis)
- Peanut or Maní (Arachis Hypogaea)
- Pineapple or Piña (Ananas Comosus)
- Rollinia or Biribá (Rollinia Mucosa)
- Salak (Salacca Zalacca)
- Soursop or Guanábana and Mountain Soursop or Gunábana Locál, Guanábana de Montaña, Guanábana Cimarrona (Annona Muricata) (Annona Montana)
- South American Sapote or Sapote (Quararibea Cordata)
- Taro or Papa China (Colocasia esculenta)
- Tumeric or Cúrcuma (Curcuma Longa)
- Unguragua (Oenocarpus Bataua)
