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The Malecón garden again a botanical garden, as that was until the Civil War.

The Department of Environment and Urban Quality has placed over forty posters in the most representative species of this park with all the information on the trees.

In the coming months to continue installing the rest of the specimens in this green area.

Thus, the labels include the popular name, scientific name and geographic area of origin and distribution of the plant.

In this way the council seeks to provide educational value for that besides being a place to stroll becomes a learning place.

And environmental routes have been organized on the Malecon for children, but, in this way anyone can know the peculiarities of each of the trees.

In addition, the council is planning soon label some forty specimens in the Garden of Gunpowder.

The species are labeled on the Malecon Garden are:

Albizia julibrissin

Acacia of Constantinople

From Turkey to Japan

Albizia lebbeck

Siris Tree

Temperate and tropical Asia

Bismarckia nobilis

Bismarck palm

Madagascar

Brahea armata

Blue palm

Mexico, Baja California

Broussonetia papyrifera

Paper mulberry

China, Japan, Korea, tropical Asia

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Australian pine

Australia

Cercis siliquastrum

Tree of Love

Southern Europe, Asia

Erythrina crista-galli

Coral tree

Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Red gum

Australia

Ficus drupacea

Higuera de Mysore

China to Australia

Ficus macrophylla

Australian Higuera

Australia

Ficus microcarpa

Indian laurel

Southeast Asia to Australia

Ficus religiosa

Sacred Fig

India, South Asia

Ficus rubiginosa

Rusty fig

Australia

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey locust thorns

North Ameria

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Hibiscus maritime

Tropics

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Jacaranda

Bolivia, Argentina

Patersonii Lagunaria

Tree pica-pica

Australia

Leucaena leucocephala

White Aromo

Central and South America

Ligustrum lucidum

Ligustrum

China

Livistona australis

Australian Palmera

Australia

Maclura pomifera

Osage orange

United States

Melaleuca armillaris

Bracelets

Australia

Olea europaea

Olive

Mediterranean Region

Parthenium tomentosum

Otatillo

Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)

Phoenix canariensis

Canary Island date palm

Canary Islands

Phoenix dactylifera

Date palm

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Pinus pinea

Stone pine

Mediterranean Region

Ravenea rivularis

Majestic palm

Madagascar

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black locust

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia