Plumeria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species variously are endemic to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and as far south as Brazil and north as Florida, but are grown as cosmopolitan ornamentals in warm regions. Common names for plants in the genus vary widely according to region, variety, and whim, but frangipani or variations on that theme are the most common. Plumeria is also used as a common name, especially in horticultural circles.
Rauvolfia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, commonly known as devil peppers, in the family Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The genus can mainly be found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
Bonania is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to the West Indies.
- Bonania cubanaA.Rich. - Bahamas, Cuba
- Bonania domingensis(Urb.) Urb. - Haiti, Dominican Rep
- Bonania ellipticaUrb. - Cuba
- Bonania emarginataC.Wright ex Griseb. - Cuba
- Bonania erythrosperma(Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. - Cuba
- Bonania linearifoliaUrb. & Ekman - Haiti
- †Bonania myricifolia(Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Guantánamo but extinct
Pimenta is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1821. It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Himatanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America.
- Himatanthus articulatus(Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia
- Himatanthus attenuatus(Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil
- Himatanthus bracteatus(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
- Himatanthus drasticus(Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil
- Himatanthus lancifolius(Müll.Arg.) Woodson
- Himatanthus obovatus(Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana
- Himatanthus phagedaenicus(Mart.) Woodson - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Himatanthus semilunatusMarkgr. - Amazon Basin
- Himatanthus stenophyllusPlumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
- Himatanthus tarapotensis(K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
Allomarkgrafia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1932. It is native to Central America and northwestern South America.
Casasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. These shrubs or small trees occur on the Caribbean islands and in one case in Florida. Some of the ten accepted species were formerly placed elsewhere, e.g. in the related genip-tree genus (Genipa), in Gardenia or in Randia.
Forsteronia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
Henriettea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, with some 68 species accepted. It is distributed in the Americas. Some species in the genus are known commonly as camasey.
Malouetia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Africa, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Selleophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the tickseed tribe within the daisy family.
Catesbaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in the West Indies, The Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. The genus is named in honour of English naturalist Mark Catesby.
Colleteria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in the Caribbean.
Lacmellea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to South America and Central America.
- Lacmellea abbreviataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
- Lacmellea aculeata(Ducke) Monach - Peru, NW Brazil, the Guianas
- Lacmellea arborescens(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Brazil, Bolivia
- Lacmellea bahiensisJ.F.Morales - Bahia
- Lacmellea costanensisSteyerm. - N Venezuela
- Lacmellea densifoliata(Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
- Lacmellea edulisH.Karst. - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Lacmellea floribunda(Poepp.) Benth. & Hook.f. - Peru, NW Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana
- Lacmellea foxii(Stapf) Markgr. - Peru
- Lacmellea gracilis(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea guyanensis(Müll.Arg.) Monach - French Guiana
- Lacmellea klugiiMonach. - Peru
- Lacmellea macranthaJ.F.Morales - Ecuador
- Lacmellea microcarpa(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea oblongataMarkgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lacmellea panamensis(Woodson) Markgr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
- Lacmellea pauciflora(Kuhlm.) Markgr. - Brazil
- Lacmellea peruviana(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Peru
- Lacmellea pygmaeaMonach. - Amazonas State in Venezuela
- Lacmellea ramosissima(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
- Lacmellea speciosaWoodson - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lacmellea standleyi(Woodson) Monach. - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
- Lacmellea utilis(Arn.) Markgr. - S Venezuela, Guyana
- Lacmellea zamoraeJ.F.Morales - Costa Rica
Macropharynx is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927. It is native to South America and Central America.
Odontadenia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
- Odontadenia anomala(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Bolivia
- Odontadenia campanulataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
- Odontadenia funigeraWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Odontadenia geminata(Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult.) Müll.Arg. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
- Odontadenia glaucaWoodson - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
- Odontadenia gracilipes(Stadelm.) Woodson - Minas Gerais
- Odontadenia hypoglauca(Stadelm.) Müll.Arg. - Bolivia, Brazil
- Odontadenia killipiiWoodson - French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
- Odontadenia kochiiPilg. - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
- Odontadenia laxiflora(Rusby) Woodson - Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
- Odontadenia lutea(Vell.) Markgr. - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
- Odontadenia macrantha(Roem. & Schult.) Markgr. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Odontadenia markgrafianaJ.F.Morales - French Guiana, N Brazil
- Odontadenia matogrossanaJ.F.Morales - Goiás, Mato Grosso
- Odontadenia nitida(Vahl) Müll.Arg. - Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
- Odontadenia perrottetii(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana
- Odontadenia polyneura(Urb.) Woodson - Hispaniola
- Odontadenia puncticulosa(Rich.) Pulle - Central America, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
- Odontadenia stemmadeniifoliaWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Odontadenia verrucosa(Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum. ex Markgr. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
- Odontadenia cuspidataRusby = Mandevilla cuspidata(Rusby) Woodson
- Odontadenia duckeiMarkgr. = Mandevilla pohliana(Stadelm.) A.H.Gentry
- Odontadenia glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) K.Schum. = Mandevilla glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Odontadenia macrocalyx(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Tabernaemontana macrocalyxMüll.Arg.
Secondatia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Jamaica and South America.
Vallesia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Galápagos, and the West Indies.
Calyptrogenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1941. It is native to two islands in the West Indies: Jamaica and Hispaniola.
- Calyptrogenia bifloraAlain - Sierra Prieta in Dominican Republic
- Calyptrogenia bracteosa(Urb.) Burret - Massif de la Hotte in Haiti
- Calyptrogenia cuspidataAlain - southwestern Dominican Republic
- Calyptrogenia ekmanii(Urb.) Burret - Massif de la Hotte in Haiti, northeastern Jamaica
- Calyptrogenia grandifloraBurret - Haiti, Dominican Republic
- Calyptrogenia jeremiensis(Urb. & Ekman) Burret - Massif de la Hotte in Haiti, northwestern Jamaica
Nesampelos is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, native to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies.
