Pleurothallis is a genus of orchids commonly called bonnet orchids. The genus name is derived from the Greek word pleurothallos, meaning "riblike branches". This refers to the rib-like stems of many species. The genus is often abbreviated as "Pths" in horticultural trade.
Octomeria is a plant genus belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The genus comprises about 150 species native to the Neotropics, mostly in Brazil.
Brachionidium is a genus of about 72 species of orchids, found throughout much of tropical America. The generic name comes from Greek and refers to the protrusions on the stigma.
Dryadella is a genus of miniature orchids, formerly included in the genus Masdevallia. Plants are typically composed of a tuft of leaves from 3 to 6 cm long. The small (1–2 cm) flowers are often conspicuously spotted, and are borne at the base of the leaves. There are about 40 species, distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. In cultivation many of the species seem to respond well to being grown on cork or treefern rather than in pots. The attractive species Dryadella edwallii, commonly known as 'Partridge in the Grass' can be easily grown into a spectacular specimen plant, full of flowers.
Lepanthopsis, abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with about 43 currently known species. They are distributed mostly in the Andes and the Caribbean, with some species in Central America, southern Mexico and Florida. Lepanthopsis orchids are very small, often with flowers measuring less than 1 centimeter across.
Rhaphidophora is a genus in the family Araceae, occurring from tropical Africa eastwards through Malesia and Australasia to the Western Pacific. The genus consists of approximately 100 species.
Acianthera is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially Brazil. It was first described in 1842 but was not widely recognized until recently. Most of the species formerly placed under Pleurothallis subgenus Acianthera. This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing.
Anathallis is a genus of orchids, comprising about 97 species native to Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Zootrophion is a genus of 23 known species of orchid, native to Central America, South America and the West Indies. The stems have inflated, flattened sheaths. The flowers bear sepals that fuse at their tips to form box-like structures that resemble animal's heads, hence the generic name, which means "menagerie".
- Zootrophion aguirreiP.Ortiz
- Zootrophion alvaroi(Garay) Luer
- Zootrophion argus(Kraenzl.) Luer
- Zootrophion atropurpureum(Lindl.) Luer
- Zootrophion beloglottis(Schltr.) Luer
- Zootrophion dayanum(Rchb.f.) Luer
- Zootrophion dodsonii(Luer) Luer
- Zootrophion endresianum(Kraenzl.) Luer
- Zootrophion erlangenseRoeth & Rysy
- Zootrophion gracilentum(Rchb.f.) Luer
- Zootrophion griffinLuer
- Zootrophion hirtziiLuer
- Zootrophion hypodiscus(Rchb.f.) Luer
- Zootrophion lappaceumLuer & R.Escobar
- Zootrophion leoniiD.E.Benn. & Christenson
- Zootrophion niveumLuer & Hirtz
- Zootrophion oblongifolium(Rolfe) Luer
- Zootrophion serpentinumLuer
- Zootrophion trivalve(Luer & R.Escobar) Luer
- Zootrophion vasqueziiLuer
- Zootrophion vulturiceps(Luer) Luer
- Zootrophion williamsiiLuer
- Zootrophion ximenae(Luer & Hirtz) ined.
Oplismenopsis is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. The only known species is Oplismenopsis najada, native to southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.
Aechmea mariae-reginae is a species in the genus Aechmea. endemic to Central America. This is one of the few Bromelioideae species that is dioecious.
Oxalis ortgiesii is a species of Oxalis native to Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Hylaeanthe is a genus of plants native to Central and South America. It contains 5 recognized species:
Crocodeilanthe elegans is an orchid species in the genus Crocodeilanthe found from Venezuela to Ecuador.
Heterostachys is a genus of flowering plants in the plant family Amaranthaceae. The two species are shrubby halophytes native to South America and Central America.
Hypericum aciculare is a shrub in the genus Hypericum, in the section Brathys. It is an accepted name according to The Plant List and Tropicos.
Allenrolfea is a genus of shrubs in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus was named for the English botanist Robert Allen Rolfe. There are three species, ranging from North America to South America.
Dr.Charlotte M. Taylor is a botanist and professor specialising in taxonomy and conservation. She works with the large plant family Rubiaceae, particularly found in the American tropics and in the tribes Palicoureeae and Psychotrieae. This plant family is an economically important group, as it includes plant species used to make coffee and quinine. Taylor also conducts work related to the floristics of Rubiaceae and morphological radiations of the group. Taylor has collected plant samples from many countries across the globe, including Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the United States of America, and has named many new species known to science from these regions. As of 2015, Taylor has authored 278 land plant species' names, the seventh-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist.
Chamaedorea costaricana is a species of palm in the genus Chamaedorea, found in Central America. A common local name in Costa Rica is pacaya, though this is also used as a name for Chamaedorea tepejilote.
