Dalechampia dioscoreifolia is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1841. It is native to Central America and northern and western South America.
Dicranopygium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1954. They are distributed in the Neotropical realm from southern Mexico to Peru.
Brunellia is a genus of trees. They are distributed in the mountainous regions of southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and South America. Brunellia is the only genus in the family Brunelliaceae. As of 2001 there were about 54 species.
Rhodospatha is a genus of plant in family Araceae. It is native to South America, Central America, and southern Mexico.
Stenospermation is a genus of plant in family Araceae native to South America and Central America.
Stromanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.
Cyclanthus bipartitus a species of plant in the family Cyclanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, Windward Islands, northern South America.
Sievekingia is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia.
Aechmea angustifolia is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America and northern South America.
Bixa is a genus of plants in the family Bixaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America, and naturalized in other places.
Costus osae is a species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae. One of many rare tropical plants in the Costus family, Costus osae is a species native to Costa Rica described in 1997 . It has also been reported from Colombia.
Pterichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and Jamaica.
Sarcoglottis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from Mexico to Argentina, with one species extending northward into Trinidad and the Windward Islands.
Cyclopogon cranichoides is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is found across much of the West Indies as well as in Central America, northwestern South America and Florida.
Diastatea is a genus of plants native to Latin America, mostly in Mexico and Central America but with one species extending southward along the Andes to Argentina.
- Diastatea costaricensisMcVaugh - Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Diastatea expansaMcVaugh - central Mexico
- Diastatea ghiesbreghtii(Kuntze) E.Wimm - southwestern Mexico
- Diastatea micrantha(Kunth) McVaugh - widespread from central Mexico to the Jujuy region of northern Argentina
- Diastatea tenera(A.Gray) McVaugh - southern Mexico and Guatemala
- Diastatea virgataScheidw. - southern Mexico
Ludovia is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1861. All the known species are native to Central and South America.
Fischeria is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1813. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, and the West Indies.
Blepharodon is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native primarily to South America, with one species extending into Central America and Mexico.
Pentacyphus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to South America.
Tagetes filifolia is a New World species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from northern Mexico to Argentina. Common name is Irish lace despite the fact that the plant does not grow in Ireland.
