Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius was a German botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His most important work was a comprehensive flora of Brazil, Flora Brasiliensis, which he initiated in 1840 and was completed posthumously in 1906.
Adenophaedra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1874. It is native to tropical regions of South America and Central America.
- Adenophaedra cearensis Secco - Ceará
- Adenophaedra grandifolia (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil
- Adenophaedra megaphylla (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, E Brazil
Actinostemon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to South America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Algernonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to Peru and Brazil.
Gonatogyne is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1873. It contains only one known species, Gonatogyne brasiliensis, endemic to southeastern Brazil. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Lepidagathis montana is a species of plant in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. It is native to central Brazil, including the Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais state northward to the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia state, and in the Federal District, Goias, and southern Maranhão. It grows in gallery forest and cerrado (savanna) in the southern part of its range. In the northern part of its range in Bahia state it grows in campo rupestre and scrubland.
Staurogyne elegans is a species of plant native to Brazilian cerrado vegetation. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
Pleroma elegans, synonym Tibouchina elegans, is an ornamental plant in the family Melastomataceae.
Araujia odorata, formerly known as Morrenia odorata, the latexplant or strangler vine, is a plant in the family Apocynaceae, which is native to South America. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Aspidosperma parvifolium is a timber tree native to Brazil, which is typical of Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal vegetation. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
Aechmea gamosepala is a bromeliad endemic to southern Brazil. It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Aechmea pineliana is a flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is typical of Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, specially in following states: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is often used as an ornamental plant.
Aechmea tillandsioides is a bromeliad widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is widely cultivated in other regions as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
Aegiphila lhotskiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Bolivia and Brazil. This species is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
Anthodiscus is a genus of plant in family Caryocaraceae described as a genus in 1818.
Zizaniopsis is a genus of plants in the grass family, Poaceae, native to North and South America.
Telmatophila is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Kerbera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first established in 1885. It contains only one known species, Kerbera eichleri, endemic to Brazil.
Petalostelma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1885. They are native to South America.
Ecclinusa is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1839.
