Chusquea is a genus of evergreen bamboos in the grass family. Most of them are native to mountain habitats in Latin America, from Mexico to southern Chile and Argentina.
Tetrorchidium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1841. It is native to tropical portions of Africa and the Western Hemisphere.
Micrandra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1854. It is native to South America.
Athroostachys is a Brazilian genus of bamboo in the grass family.
Rhipidocladum is a genus of New World woody bamboo in the grass family. It is found in Mesoamerica, Trinidad, and South America. The genus is characterized by having erect, non-pseudopetiolate culm leaves, numerous branchlets arising in an aspidate (fan-like) array, and by having true caryopses as fruit. The name is derived from the Greek rhipid meaning "fanlike" and clad meaning "branch".
- Rhipidocladum abregoensis - Colombia
- Rhipidocladum ampliflorum - Venezuela
- Rhipidocladum angustiflorum - Colombia, Venezuela
- Rhipidocladum bartlettii - Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
- Rhipidocladum clarkiae - Costa Rica
- Rhipidocladum harmonicum - from southern Mexico to Bolivia
- Rhipidocladum martinezii - Mexico (Chiapas)
- Rhipidocladum maxonii - Costa Rica, Guyana
- Rhipidocladum neumannii - Argentina, Bolivia
- Rhipidocladum pacuarense - Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Rhipidocladum panamense - Panamá
- Rhipidocladum parviflorum - Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, Bolivia, Brazil, Panamá
- Rhipidocladum pittieri - from Mexico (Michoacán) to Panamá
- Rhipidocladum prestoei - Trinidad
- Rhipidocladum racemiflorum - Mexico from Tucumán to Tamaulipas
- Rhipidocladum sibilans - Venezuela, Guyana
Guadua is a Neotropical genus of thorny, clumping bamboo in the grass family, ranging from moderate to very large species.
Pouteria is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel, the mamey sapote, and the lucuma. Commonly, this genus is known as pouteria trees, or in some cases, eggfruits.
Eschweilera is a genus of woody plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1828. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and Trinidad.
Lecythis is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1758. It is native to Central America and South America. Several species produce edible seeds and referred to by a variety of common names including paradise nut, monkey pot, cream nut, and sapucaia nut.
Pharus, the stalkgrasses, is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.
Hirtella is a genus of 110 species of woody trees in family Chrysobalanaceae. It was first described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. Hirtella naturally occurs in tropical forests throughout Latin America, the West Indies, southeast Africa, and Madagascar. The flowers are mainly pollinated by butterflies.
Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family, known generally as carpet grass. They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas with one species in tropical Africa and another on Easter Island. They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
Piresia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
- Piresia goeldiiSwallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru (Loreto), Brazil
- Piresia leptophyllaSoderstr. - Colombia (Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru, Brazil(Pernambuco, Amazonas, Bahia), Trinidad & Tobago
- Piresia macrophyllaSoderstr. - French Guiana, Peru, Brazil
- Piresia palmulaM.L.S.Carvalho & R.P.Oliveira - Brazil (Bahia)
- Piresia sympodica(Döll) Swallen - Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago
Raddia is a genus of South American plants in the grass family, most of the species found only in Brazil.
Arberella is a genus of Neotropical bamboo in the grass family.
- Arberella bahiensis - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Bahia)
- Arberella costaricensis - Costa Rica
- Arberella dressleri - Panama
- Arberella flaccida - Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil
- Arberella grayumii - Costa Rica
- Arberella lancifolia - Panama
- Arberella venezuelae - Venezuela (Amazonas)
Steyermarkochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Steyermarkochloa angustifolia(Spreng.) Judz., which is native to Colombia (Guainía), Venezuela (Amazonas), and Brazil (Amazonas).
Olyra is a genus of tropical bamboos in the grass family. It is native primarily to the Western Hemisphere, with one species extending into Africa.
Otachyrium is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
Parodiolyra is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.
- Parodiolyra aratitiyopensisJ.R.Grande - Venezuela (Amazonas)
- Parodiolyra colombiensisDavidse & Zuloaga - Colombia (Caquetá)
- Parodiolyra lateralis(J.Presl ex Nees) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Parodiolyra luetzelburgii(Pilg.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
- Parodiolyra micrantha(Kunth) Davidse & Zuloaga - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
- Parodiolyra ramosissima(Trin.) Soderstr. & Zuloaga - Brazil (Bahia)
Didymogonyx is a genus of South American bamboo in the grass family.
- Didymogonyx geminatum(McClure) C.D.Tyrrell, L.G.Clark & Londoño - Colombia, Venezuela
- Didymogonyx longispiculatum(Londoño & L.G.Clark) C.D.Tyrrell, L.G.Clark & Londoño - Colombia
