Ceiba pentandra
The peninsula was declared a wildlife reserve in 1999. The reserve is covered with tropical rain forests and mangrove forests. The higher parts of the peninsula have mahogany ("Swietenia" spp.), "Manilkara" spp., "Chrysophyllum" spp., kapok ("Ceiba pentandra"), while manicaria palms ("Manicaria saccifera"), and palosangre trees ("Symphonia globulifera") are found in swampy areas.