The Clusiaceae or GuttiferaeJuss. (1789) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. They are mostly trees and shrubs, with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds. The family is primarily tropical. More so than many plant families, it shows large variation in plant morphology. According to the APG III, this family belongs to the order Malpighiales.
Boehmeria is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. Of the species, 33 are indigenous to the Old World and 14 to the New World; no species is indigenous to both the Old and New Worlds. The species include herbaceous perennials, shrubs and small trees. Although related to the similar-looking species of the stinging nettles of genus Urtica, species of Boehmeria do not have stinging hairs. Because of the similarity in appearance, some species are commonly called "false nettles".
Podostemaceae, a family in the order Malpighiales, comprise about 50 genera and c. 300 species of more or less thalloid aquatic herbs.
Hugh Algernon Weddell was a physician and botanist, specialising in South American flora.
Laportea is a genus of plants in the family Urticaceae. They are herbaceous, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of the Urticaceae, they have stinging hairs. There are stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant. The genus was named after the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.
Ceriops is a genus of mangroves in family Rhizophoraceae.
Cenostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to northwestern Argentina and southern Brazil. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae. Cenostigma pluviosa is being investigated as a possible antimalarial medication.
Podostemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks. It includes 11 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada through the eastern and south-central United States, and from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.
Pieter van Royen (1923-2002) was a Dutch botanist. He is an author of many papers on the flora of New Guinea.
Apinagia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Ceratolacis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Cipoia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Marathrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Phenax is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.
Rhyncholacis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Lophogyne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Mourera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.
Oserya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. Its native range is northern South America, and it is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.
Noveloa is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. Species of the genus are distributed across north and west Mexico in seasonally dry tropical areas, and plants are found in shallow, clear, fast-flowing rivers.
Noveloa longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the riverweed family Podostemaceae. It is native to river rapids in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Colima.
