 Today, however, Jamaica is now the home to about 3,000 species of native flowering plants (of which over 1,000 are endemic and 200 are species of orchid), thousands of species of non-flowering flora, and about 20 botanical gardens, some of which are several hundred years old.Areas of heavy rainfall also contain stands of bamboo, ferns, ebony, mahogany, and rosewood.Cactus and similar dry-area plants are found along the south and southwest coastal area.