Panama is a Central American country bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. It is located between Rica and Colombia. Arable land accounts for 7.36% of the total land area. It has 2,490 km of coastline. The privileged economic zone constitutes most of the sea coast in Panama. In the country where the tropical maritime climate is dominant; May-January period is rainy and hot, other periods pass without precipitation. 15.4% of the people of Panama are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The most important plant varieties grown in the territory of Panama; Due to the richness of Panama’s soil structure, biodiesel fuels It has a very favorable geography for its production. Ethanol production from sugar beet and Various investments have been made in the use of palm oil to obtain biodiesel fuel. exists.
Flowering ornamental plants growing in Panama
There are flowering and non-blooming plants that grow in the country of Panama. Especially blooming plants and ornamental plants are of great importance. Lush trees grow in the jungles of Panama. Especially in forest areas, plants with different flowers grow. Although it is not very productive in the agricultural field like other countries, it comes to the fore with its vegetation and natural beauties.
- Aechmea setigera
- Aechmea veitchii
- Annona acuminata
- Amphitecna spathicalyx
- Annona acutiflora
- Crystal Anthurium
- Aphelandra sinclairiana
- Araeococcus pectinatus
- Bactris coloniata
- Billbergia macrolepis
- Brymela tutezona
- Buddleja skutchii
- Calliandra riparia
- Cinchona pubescens
- Costus curvibracteatus
- Creeping beggarweed
- Globe amaranth
- Gustavia superba
- Guzmania spruce
- Parrot’s Beak
- Hidalgoa ternata
- Papaya
- Passiflora guatemalensis
- Psittacanthus schiedeanus
- Rondeletia odorata
- Delta Arrowhead
- Salvia polystachya
- Scullcap
- Spathiphyllum montanum
- Utricularia pubescens
- Wittmackanthus stanleyanus
- Zamia acuminata
- Common passionfruit
- Zinowiewia micrantha
Types of trees growing in Panama
There are over 3,000 different types of trees and shrubs in the lands of Panama. The length of these tree and shrub species can vary between 5 meters and an average of 30-40 meters. There is a “square tree” forest in the Panama Canal area! The square tree valley, whose original name is “El Valle de Anton”, is home to trees with square trunks.
These trees were formed from the ashes of the “El Valle de Anton” volcano. The region, which is the center of attention of tourists with its almost 90° perfectly square bodies, is also the habitat of the “golden frogs”, which we will talk about later, which has become the symbol of the region. Experts tried to grow trees in different places in their research, but they could not get the same results.
Information about the Panama Palm
It is a mostly stemless, perennial, palm-like woody plant native to Central America and tropical South and North America. The Panama palm, which has about 11 different species, is a flowering plant.