Cuba’s varied climates enable over 3,000 species of tropical fruits and flowers to inhabit the island. considerable tracts of land in the eastern portion of the island are heavily forested. The most prevailing species of trees are palms, of which Cuba has more than 30 types, including royal palms. Other indigenous plants are mahogany, ebony, lignum vitae, cottonwood, logwood, rosewood, cedar pine, majagua, granadilla, jagüey, tobacco, papaya trees, and the ceiba, which is the national tree.